variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
reason; cause; circumstances
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
utmost limits; extremity; limit
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
successive generations; successive emperors
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
that's a different matter; that's a different story
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
granted that; even if; even though
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
living thing; organism; creature; biology
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
magnetism; magnetic force
to get strong; to gain strength
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
receiving an electric shock
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size