ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
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)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
if you do this; if this is the case
if so; in that case; in that situation
other side; opposite side; other party
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
they; those guys; those fellows
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
vitality; (one's) life force
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy