baton pass; baton passing
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
third day of the month; three days
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
(going) on and on (about trivial matters); (complaining about) this and that; trivially (chatting)
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
trademark gag; trademark routine
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to ask; to enquire; to query
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to drop; to let fall; to omit
correction; revision; amendment
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback