muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to keep a watchful eye on
inside; interior; inner part
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
older brother and younger sister
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
appalling; awful; horrible; horrifying; ghastly
scene; spectacle; sight; view
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to push (something) against
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
rather than; more ... than ...
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)