rubber raft; inflatable boat
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
superiority; predominance
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)