to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to rock; to shake; to swing
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
single word; a few words; brief comment
spy; secret agent; spying
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to be saved up (of money)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
very much; very many; more and more
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter