slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
otherwise; or else; if not
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
have to do; must; should; ought to
selection; choice; option
to accept; to receive; to agree
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to crack; to develop a crack
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
succession; continuation; series; sequence
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
advance; moving forward; progress
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
emotional strength; force of will
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything