to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to degenerate; to lapse into
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
deep inside; innermost place
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
name; given name; first name
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
vitality; (one's) life force
strange disease; rare disease
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
robust health; able-bodied
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic