if you think about it; come to think of it
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
(not) merely; (not) simply
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
fuel consumption; gas mileage
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to be in danger of; to be liable to
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
duration; running time (e.g. in film)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to join together; to combine; to join up
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
fully prepared; all ready
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to burst (open); to break; to split
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to forget completely; to leave behind
to be too late; to be too slow
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to compose; to put together
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile