(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
break in time; interruption; pause
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
visual confirmation; sighting
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
penetration; permeation; transmission
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
fuel consumption; gas mileage
in the same way as; just like
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
for (some) doubtful points to remain
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(not) even with; (not) even using
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink