flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
year in, year out; always; 24-7
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
appointment; rendezvous; date
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
process; course; mechanism
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal