to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to backfire; to have a harmful result
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sound of something falling
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
until now; so far; up to the present
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very likely; very probable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
accurate; correct; precise; exact
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to run through; to run past
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely