to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to speak; to say; to vocalize
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
popular name; common name; given name
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
for today; for the time being
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
at first; in the beginning; originally
treatment; service; handling; management
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to bail out (water); to scoop out
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
just past noon; afternoon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
moderately wealthy person
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
back off!; leave me alone!
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer