good performance; good work; great success
individual; one by one; separate; each
one lump; one body; one group
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge