equality; impartiality; evenness
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
a little bit; a little while
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
to gain strength; to have energy
choices; alternatives; options
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
dozens; scores of; decades
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal