to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
good performance; good work; great success
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
great difference; big difference; wide margin
after a long time; for the first time in a while
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
optimism; taking an optimistic view
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
verbal promise; one's word
to run about; to rush about
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
standby; preparation; arrangement
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
nonchalantly; without a care
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
vitality; energy; dynamism
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
love affair; love relationship
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
rapid development; rapid unfolding
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident