repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
thought; consideration; thinking
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
compensating; making up for; supplementation
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
mechanism; organization; organisation
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
large number (of); many; majority
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
of course; certainly; naturally
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
whereabout; about where; how much
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
encryption; encipherment; password protection