ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
value; worth; virtue; blessing
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to pierce through; to break through
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
variety show (e.g. on TV)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene