losing weight; slimming; lean person
detector; detecting machine; detecting device
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
charred; burnt black; scorched black
triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
craving; longing; thirsting
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility