to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to cease; to stop; to be over
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to rain incessantly; to downpour
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
regret; repentance; remorse
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
first appearance (of the season)
to compose; to put together
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
only; merely; but; no more than
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker