to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
way of asking; way of listening; listener
side table; bedside table
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
appearance; figure; shape; form
demanding; difficult; strict
distinctive; characteristic
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be transparent; to show through
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
society; public; community; social studies
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to raise one's voice; to shout
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to pierce through; to break through