television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
close; intimate; on good terms
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
comma; decimal point; radix point
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
the very best; excellent; superb
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide