aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
southpaw; left-handed person
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
power; might; authority; influence
absorption; suction; attraction
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
total energy; all efforts
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake