comparatively high; fairly expensive
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to breathe out; to exhale
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
very interesting; of great interest
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
back off!; leave me alone!
babies and preschool children
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
something like ...; something called ...
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
later on; eventually; afterwards
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
care; precaution; guarding; caution
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely