to look down (on); to condescend (to)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to pitch forward; to fall forward
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
somewhat below; slightly below
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
dozens; scores of; decades
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
on the occasion of; at the time of
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa