vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
fingering (of a musical instrument)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
five (long cylindrical things)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
synchronization; synchronized swimming
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
24 hours; twenty-four hours
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
to extend from one year to the next; to go to the next year
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
height of; middle of; full bloom
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation