while; during; while; although; all; both
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to squeeze out; to wring out
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be surprised; to be astonished
arm; skill; efforts; ability
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tedious; boring; being fed up with
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to complain; to make a complaint
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to watch steadily; to stare
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to pick up; to find; to gather
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
considerably; fairly; quite
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
form; shape; figure; visage
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
until now; so far; up to the present
operation (of machine); operating; running; working