rising; ascending; climbing
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
secret; private; surreptitious
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
backflip; backward somersault
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
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
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off