adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to put into the mouth; to eat
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling