to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to pretend; to act (as if)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
shooting down (an aircraft)
three-digit number; hundreds column
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
called; known as; that; to say
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
infectious disease; infection