to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
how; in what way; how about
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to feel; to sense; to experience
how long; how much; to what extent
consideration; taking into account
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
offense and defense; offence and defence
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
flick (hockey, fencing, touch-screen, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky