to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to apologize; to apologise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
arm; skill; efforts; ability
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in comparison to; rather than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate