like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
belief; faith; conviction
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
day after day; day by day
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
directly opposite; right in front
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
intensive training; extra hard training
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
life; living; I; me; student
to whine; to make feeble complaints
more than usual (usu. time)
reduction by half; halving
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?