to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
telecommunications; correspondence
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to be born; to come into the world
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to join forces; to cooperate
escape route; evacuation route
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
incoming telephone call; telegram received
slight; little; insignificant
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
lost article; something forgotten
like this; this sort; this way
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
first person to say something; first person to suggest something