sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
upper half of the body; upper body
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to gain weight; to put on weight
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
decrease; reduction; decline
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
reconfirmation; double check
decoration; ornament; trimmings
just because; even if; even though
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
membership card; membership certificate
second; number two; runner-up
president (of a society); chairman