finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be injured; to sustain a wound
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
consequence; outcome; result; blame
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
watering hole; watering place