to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
speech and conduct; words and deeds
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
with a start; with a jump
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
sour look; surly face; pout
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to triumph; to be elated with success
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to increase; to add to; to augment
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
depending on; dependent upon; relying on