anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
neckline (of dress, etc.)
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.)
not understanding; not knowing
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sense of smell; olfaction
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
student in a lower grade; underclassman
although; though; despite the fact that ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
mountain stream; mountain torrent
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)