to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
high-explosive projectile
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
hateful; detestable; loathsome
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
by myself; in person; by oneself
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
for today; for the time being
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
favourite horse; favorite horse