to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
mass of rock; rock lump; block
light (e.g. colour, color)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
here and there; in places
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
eternal; unlimited; endless
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
value; worth; virtue; blessing
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
starvation; famine; hunger