to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
grease; animal fat; tallow
research and development; R&D
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
traditional ladle-shaped, charcoal-heated clothing iron; box iron
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
parchment paper; baking paper
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to force open; to push open
to tumble down; to roll down