to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
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)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound