lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to repeat; to do something over again
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to accept; to receive; to agree
while; even though; despite
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
body and soul; mind and body
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
staff identity card; employee ID card
to pick up; to find; to gather
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to