to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
posterity; future generations; future life
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
narrow eyes; half-open eyes; fine mesh; fine texture; tight weave
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
(brute) force; using all one's might
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
putting a plan into operation
this side; in the forefront
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
plants and animals; flora and fauna