foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
cannot be compared with; no match for
body; body blow (in boxing)
inundation; submersion; flood
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
probe each other; sound each other out
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
of all things (days, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
chance (of success); odds
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to pitch camp; to set up camp
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
unidentifiable; unidentified