admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
wise saying; famous saying
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
IQ; intelligence quotient
genius; prodigy; natural gift
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
pressure; oppression; suppression
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sleepover; overnight stay
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
technology; technique; technical
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
for today; for the time being
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at