vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
complete recovery of health
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
offender; criminal; culprit
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
general; popular; common; typical
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to spend time (on doing something)
to put on airs; to assume importance
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
certain; definite; clear; credible
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash