to tear off; to strip; to rob
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
reconfirmation; double check
putting out the light; switching off the light
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
direct control; direct supervision
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
discovery; detection; finding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
second day of the month; two days
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to complain; to make a complaint
straight-laced person; stubborn person
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
beyond that point; after that
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose