to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to boost; to force up; to push up
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
one thin flat object; one sheet
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
overseas student; exchange student
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
(not) even once; (not) ever
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)