extremely robust; (lit.) strong enough for an elephant to step on
(arch.) short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
lacking spirit, vigour (vigor)
to cover (with something)
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
contract expiry; contract expiration
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
appearing to have; seeming to be
before scheduled; earlier than expected
kick-fighting; French boxing
to fall on one's backside
to vaccinate; to get vaccinated; to get a vaccination
low hit (e.g. in baseball or golf); downhill
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
aim; goal; purpose; look; eyes; expression of eyes
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
hostess (in a hostess bar)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
chemistry laboratory; chemical laboratory
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to beat someone by ganging up on them
manacles; shackles; fetters
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle); standing on a swing