bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
if so; in that case; in that situation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
minute adjustment; fine tuning
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.); Wednesday and Friday; bribe; sweetener
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
if you think about it; come to think of it
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)