straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
to roll up; to be rolled up
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
decision of a contest; finals
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
being about to cry; the verge of tears
human rights; civil liberties
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
rival; competitor; competition
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock