starting point; starting line
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to pile up; to accumulate
second; number two; runner-up
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
unsafe day (when unprotected sex can to lead to conception)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
contraceptive device; birth-control device
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
either way; in any case; one way or another
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit