better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
chalk (mineral); white wall
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
product; produce; result; fruit
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to be splendid; to be superb
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending