to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
whereabout; about where; how much
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
nuclear magnetic resonance; NMR
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to skip over (while reading); to skim
do, re, mi, fa, sol (soh), la, si (ti), do (solfa syllables)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
expression; presentation; representation; notation
pronunciation; production of sound
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable