to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
cooking; food preparation
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
such; like that; that sort of; very
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
library (usu. single-room); small library
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
space (room, area, outer space)
sports ground; sports oval
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to anticipate; to foresee
handrail; railing; banister
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
how many years; how long; what year