to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
error; mistake; slip; bug
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to subsist; to keep on living
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
utmost limits; extremity; limit
starvation; famine; hunger
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to follow another's example
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by