high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
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 (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
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 time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
unidentifiable; unidentified
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
here and there; in places
sunlight; rays of the Sun
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to annoy; to cause trouble
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
terrain; geographical features; topography
to melt (metal); to fuse; to smelt
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
business trip; official trip
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence