indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
acceleration; speeding up
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
connection; link; relationship
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer