va-va-vroom; va-voom; vrrrm; sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to throw at; to turn; to raise
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
feel (of a material); texture
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
plump; chubby; voluptuous
pink (colour, color); peach
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
each place; various places
jewel; precious stone; gem
many; numerous; various; large number of
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
restoration; repair; mending
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to put one's strength into
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline