remote control; remote operation
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
one end; an end; part; fragment
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
(necessary) personnel; required person
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
just one person; only one
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
steady; sound; reliable; solid
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
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)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
almost; roughly; approximately
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack