loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to win favour; to win favor
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
manners; courtesy; etiquette
reduction by half; halving
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
how much; how many; to what extent
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at least; at most; (even) just
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
rule; government; administration
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
understanding person; supporter
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade