all over the body; from head to foot; all over
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to get help; to enlist aid
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
comparatively; relatively
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)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to repeat; to do over again
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
very loose; slowly; leisurely
tedious; boring; being fed up with
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
by today; before the day is over
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up