leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
expectation; anticipation; forecast
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
5th day of the month; five days
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unprecedented; never seen before
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
captive; prisoner (of war)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to become misty; to become hazy
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate