waterproofing; making watertight
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
ability; performance; efficiency
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to be needed; to be wanted
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
threat; intimidation; menace
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
twice; again; second time
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
transcendence; excellence; superiority
air of luxury; high class feel
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
explosion; rupture; break off
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract