to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
right under; directly below
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
rising; ascending; climbing
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
such; this sort of; like this
vacant house; unoccupied house
to backfire; to have a harmful result
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)