to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
oblong; landscape orientation
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
very great; enormous; serious
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
installment; instalment; premium; bill
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
countermeasure; counter-measure
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
river surface; surface of a river
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt