pair; the two; both persons; both things
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be a matter of life or death
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
naturally; of course; understandably
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in accordance with plans; just as planned
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
high dimension; higher dimensions
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to