good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
late at night; at a late hour
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
relatively; comparatively
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
competitive swimming; swimming race
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
in comparison to; rather than
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
derailment; digression; deviation
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club