technical skill; ability; capacity
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to give directions; to issue instructions
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to rock; to shake; to swing
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; situation; position; location
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
confidentiality; nondisclosure
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin