a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to leave something as it is
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
nothing but; except; no more than
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to practice magic; to practise magic
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy