illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
failure; mistake; blunder
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to be conspicuous; to stand out
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to