to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
direct unforked road; straight path
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
-less; lacking; non-existing
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
outer space; void of space
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity