to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
soon; shortly; before long
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
rival; competitor; competition
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to become pale; to turn pale
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
society; public; community; social studies
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
singer; vocalist; amateur singer who records and uploads songs to online video platforms