to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
beyond imagination; unimaginable
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
in terms of; from the point of view of
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe