acquiring; obtaining; receiving
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
security for a loan; collateral
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
power; authority; jurisdiction
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
time series; chronological order; chronology
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating