(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
weight (for scales); counterweight
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
receiving an electric shock
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
height (of body); stature
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
otherwise; or else; if not
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to this extent; to this degree; this much
greater than ...; bigger ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard