thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to yearn for; to be in love with
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
body; body blow (in boxing)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
different item; different lot
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
profiting while others fight
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety