far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to accept; to receive; to agree
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
instant; moment; for an instant
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
commander; commanding officer; CO
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective