to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to have a well-defined character (of a fictional character); to stand out as a character
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
hook (high point of a song); chorus
beet; beat; kick (in swimming); kicking
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
second; number two; runner-up
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
nonchalant air; unruffled air
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
splinters of glass; glass shards
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
box cutter; utility knife
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
covered with; stained; smeared
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why