to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
cost reduction; cost saving
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
made-to-order; custom-made
from the beginning; from scratch
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
prior investment; upfront investment
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
battlefield; battleground