metre; meter; meter; gauge
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
composite; combined; complex
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
distant look; faraway look
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
both; many; various; together
repair; mending; fixing; servicing