filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
one-two punch; one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second; one ball two strikes
center back (soccer); centre back
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
video assistant referee (soccer); VAR; value-added reseller; VAR; value at risk; VaR
video assistant referee (soccer); VAR; value-added reseller; VAR; value at risk; VaR
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
anything and everything; just about everything
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
violent explosion; bursting
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations