sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
flour; meal; powder; dust
pronunciation; production of sound
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to speak; to say; to vocalize
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to show; to bare (the teeth)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
mobilization; mobilisation
practice; practising; experience
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus