to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
match; game; bout; contest
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
beginning; outset; first; onset
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; how about
control; management (e.g. of a business)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such ... as; or some such
that's the way it is; such is life
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
difficult to ...; hard to ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
probability; likelihood; chances