to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
ago; since; before; previous
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
straight-sets loss; straight-set defeat
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
individual match; single game
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be needed; to be wanted
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
considerably; greatly; a lot
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
such; this sort of; like this
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament