running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
interruption; suspension; break
private; exclusive; secret
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
settlement; solution; resolution
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to pull in (fish); to land
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
sea level; (surface of) sea
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
greater than ...; bigger ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
severe criticism; damnation