to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to cease; to stop; to be over
to run up to; to rush over
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
directivity; directionality; intentionality
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
creation; generation; formation; derivation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to forget completely; to leave behind
recompense; indemnity; atonement
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to spit out; to eject; to dump
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
spouse; wife; husband; partner
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point