complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
hegemony; leadership; initiative
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
nice; good; well-executed
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
myself; yourself; I; me; you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family