to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
invisibly; secretly; privately
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to bend; to warp; to curve
torture to death; torment to death
accumulation; accumulate; store
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
physical strength; muscle strength
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
strong pressure; heavy pressure
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
spine; backbone; spinal column
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
this (very thing); this precisely
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
large truck; semi-trailer
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
behind; in the rear; in back
somersault; looping-the-loop
air pressure; pneumatic pressure