to drink up; to drain (cup)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
eating quickly; speed-eating
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
overall victory; championship
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to turn towards; to point
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
be on your guard!; take care!
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preference; priority; precedence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)