wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
strongish; somewhat strong
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to rock; to shake; to swing
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
chief; main; principal; important
of no interest; not interested
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the same as always; day after day
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
with a friendly grin; smilingly
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn