to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to tighten; to press hard
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to accord someone every courtesy
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment