underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
because of; owing to; due to
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to become dim; to become blurred
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to turn completely into; to become completely
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
output unit; output device
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
filtration; filtering; percolation
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
frequency (of occurrence)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
opposite; reverse; contrary
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
verbalizing; putting into words
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample