great difference; big difference; wide margin
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
body; physique; build; stature
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
self-control; self-restraint
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius); gigantic; huge; enormous
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
perfect; complete; flawless
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
(brute) force; using all one's might
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
by sheer strength; by brute force
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
in one's hands; in one's control
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees