to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
how long; how far; how much
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
tendency; trend; inclination
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
just because; even if; even though
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
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 break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
don't you think?; indicates question
sweet and sour; bittersweet
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry