number one; first; best; most; game; round
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
unqualified; without qualifications
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
belief; faith; conviction
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
light; easy; non-serious; minor
feelings; thoughts; meaning
body; physical system; (the) person
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
technical book; specialized book; treatise
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to compete with; to vie for