to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
confections; sweets; candy; cake
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
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
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tool; implement; means; furniture
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
great difference; big difference; wide margin
one example of (when there are more examples)
wide difference; a world of difference
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
height (of body); stature
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to look forward to something
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
rather; better; instead; if anything
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)