popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
difficult to eat; unpalatable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
literally; to the letter; literal
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full