to be responsive; to show immediate results
smooth (i.e. without problems)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
clapping and cheering; applause
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
to be incomplete; to feel incomplete; to lack the finishing touch
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
being startled; getting a shock
to subsist; to keep on living
training; drill; practice; discipline
means of transportation; transport service
fortifying; fortification
great war; great battle; world war
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to rest one's chin in one's hands
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint