machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shine in (light); to illuminate
don't worry; there's no need to worry
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
eternal; unlimited; endless
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case