coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
presence (impressive quality)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
for the first time in one's life
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to shake one's head (in denial)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
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
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to step firmly; to harden by treading
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(right at the) side; just beside
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to lean against; to set against
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to solicit; to demand; to extort
chink in the armor (armour)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons