to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
silence; stillness; quietness
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
rope; cord; policeman's rope
one mind; the whole heart; wholeheartedness
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
the very best; excellent; superb
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
near light speed; sublight speed
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
detour; circumvention; turning movement
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink