to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
thunderous roar; roaring sound
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
crops; agricultural produce
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
good-quality; superior in quality
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
reinforcement; strengthening
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
one's house; one's home; one's family
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
offender; transgressor; violator
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing