to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
growth period; growing season
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
having gone too far to turn back
ending up right back where one started
to look down on; to make light of
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.; labia minora; inner lips
urethral opening; urinary meatus
by itself; automatically; naturally
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
in succession; one after another
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
leaving work; clocking out
unqualified; without qualifications
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate