exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
ability; performance; efficiency
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to hide; to keep to oneself
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
the reverse; other side; lining
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ask; to enquire; to query
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily