earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
rather; better; instead; if anything
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
vertically structured society
sports-minded; sports-oriented
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
near oneself; close to one; familiar
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
level of popularity (with the opposite sex); degree of attractiveness
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
proposal; proposition; suggestion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
disclosure; exposure; revelation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
depression; low spirits; dejection