(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to slide down; to slip down
light; easy; non-serious; minor
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to fill a hole with earth
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
flying column; detached force
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be helpful; to be useful
tall figure; high stature
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to press a question; to cross-examine
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
first meeting; first interview with
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although