measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
weighing; measuring volume; quantifying
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
decrease; reduction; decline
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
turnover (of possession); (metabolic) turnover; number of strokes in a set time or distance (swimming); egg cooked on both sides; eggs over easy