to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
unexpected result; upset; surprise
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
tendency; trend; inclination
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)