poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
greater than ...; bigger ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
door; gate; opening; title page
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
such ... as; or some such
to drug (someone, food, drink)
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)