to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fall on one's backside
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to slide into; to slip into
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
study; research; investigation
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to knock down; to knock off
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material