narrow margin; slim margin
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to give an impression; to make an impression
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
conflict; fighting each other
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up