to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to pile up; to accumulate
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 be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
retreating figure; appearance from behind
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
equality; impartiality; evenness
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
cannot be compared with; no match for
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
deviation; departure; omission
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
complete victory; total victory
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
urgent report; urgent message