how long; how far; how much
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
high efficiency; high performance
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
for your information; I'm telling you
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
to live through; to survive
to leave word; to leave a message
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
very loose; slowly; leisurely
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
site; point on a map; spot
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
explosion; rupture; break off
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)