substantial matter; significant item
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
one's every action; every single move
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
whichever one chooses; either way
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to attack; to assault; to assail
normalcy; normality; normal
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
training wear; sportswear; activewear; tracksuit
at the last moment; this late in the game
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
as you see; as you can see
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
total hours spent working
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
leisure time; idle moment
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper