cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
without leaving any trace
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to put to trial; to argue in court
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
speaking of ...; as for ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
one of these days; someday; one day
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
fast-talking; rapid talking
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
restarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
fully prepared; all ready
to fall flat; to fall face down
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
left breast; left side of the chest
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move