chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
even though; despite; when
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
drama; theatre; theater; play
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to continue to rain or snow
volunteer activities; volunteerism
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
slapping; splashing; splatting
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to take (be in) charge of
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating