(v1) (1) to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers)
(2) to cleanly forget
(adj-i) nimble
smart
quick
(adj-f) smooth to the touch
(v1) to rub together
(exp) (uk) almost
very nearly
(int) (col) yes
that is so
(v5s,vt) to wake up
to rouse out of bed
(v5s,vt) to pilfer
to filch
to snaffle
to pocket
(exp) (col) to act self-importantly
to be arrogant
to be high-handed
to puff up
(exp) (uk) (pol) to be (copula)
(exp) (arch) (pol) to be (copula)
(exp) there is a tendency
there is a possibility
(exp) what would (you) do?
what to do about it
(exp,vs-i) to shun somebody
to send a person to Coventry
to ignore someone
(v5s) to flick off
to give ... the flick
to send something flying
to hit (a person)
to knock down
(exp) to grow a beard
(n) (1) armchair
chair with arm rests
(2) senior staff
(v5s,vt) to turn over
to overturn
to knock over
to upset
to turn inside out
(v5s) to shake off
(v5s) to sift out
to screen or eliminate (candidates)
(v5s) to speak slowly and quietly
(v5s,vt) to neglect
to abandon
(v5s,vt) to throw out
to fire
to expel
to give up
to abandon
to neglect
(v5s) to smile back (at a person)
to answer someone's smile
(exp) already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
(P)
(exp) reason or excuse (nuance of seeking understanding)
(exp,v5s) (1) to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race)
(2) to pass the torch (to one's successor)
(3) (comp) to pass the '(musical) baton' (e.g. a set of questions) to the next people
(exp) to base something on
to make something the basis
(exp) to have roots in
(exp) to be disgusted with
to run out of patience
to fall out of love