cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
surroundings; environs; circumference
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
prescribed form (of writing); format