to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
however; having said that; but
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
surely (not); certainly (not)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
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)
different opinion; objection
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
course; route; path; process; means
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to continue to do; to persist in doing
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)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to hide; to conceal oneself
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
pitching ability; counter for pitches
distant; remote; isolated
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
correction; rectification; mending; repair