victory or defeat; match; contest; game
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
failure; mistake; blunder
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
(someone else's) daughter
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to shut in; to confine; to contain
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to help each other; to cooperate
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
while; during; while; although; all; both
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)