to be able to manage somehow or other
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
this and that; one thing or another
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.)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
failure; mistake; blunder
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
putting into operation; invocation
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
living thing; organism; creature; biology
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
host; landlord; innkeeper
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)