ability; performance; efficiency
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
one revolution; one rotation
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
not understanding; not knowing
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
public lavatory; public toilet; public restroom; slut; whore; floozy
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
bicycle parking (spot, shed, etc.); parking area for bicycles
main street; avenue; boulevard
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
to turn right; to turn to the right
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to throw away; to abandon
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship