expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
power; might; authority; influence
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
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
to compete with; to vie for
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)