muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
complete; whole; perfect; safe
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
genuine article; real thing; real deal
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
how can (one) do something
while; even though; despite
at once; immediately; right now
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
one thin flat object; one sheet
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be silent; to say nothing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
the opposite sex; isomerism
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be surprised; to be astonished
ago; since; before; previous
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC