to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
being filled with; being full of; permeation
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
trouble; bother; annoyance
to drop; to lose; to let fall
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sorry to bother you, but ...
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
front entrance; front door
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner