overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
well-cooked; well-done; browned
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to express (in words); to confess
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age