os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
sloshing (of water in a container); splish-splash; jiggling (of soft flesh); wobbling; bouncing gently
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
several years; a few years
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
living together (of two people)
handrail; railing; banister
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
in unison; as one; united
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
from the beginning; from scratch
to drag on; to be delayed
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
good (place to leave off); convenient
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)