to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
top news; front-page news; lead story
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
back off!; leave me alone!
as expected; as predicted
such; like that; that sort of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
never mind!; don't worry about it
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable