poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to pile up; to accumulate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to have a talk; to tell a story
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
snake; serpent; large snake
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
very much; very many; more and more