capacity; volume; capacitance
close to the wall; alongside the wall
narrow; thin (sized); slender
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
weave; weaving; woven item
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
members; member; constituent
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to differ depending on ...
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to become attached; to begin to love
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
planning; project; plan; design
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)