to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
personification; impersonation; embodiment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
something; some kind of; for some reason
each place; various places
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
see-through because of wetness (e.g. clothes)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
to comfort; to console; to amuse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing