to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater; irritable person; hot-tempered person
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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
someone; a certain person
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
if so; in that case; in that situation
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
all; entire; whole; altogether
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
front-load washing machine
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)