rebellious phase; rebellious age
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to burrow through; to dig through
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
you could say; you might say; verging on the
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to hammer out the details; to work out details
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to be consistent; to be coherent
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition