tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to lean against; to set against
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
while; during (the time when)
contest of strength; trial of strength
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to have a talk; to tell a story
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
almost; roughly; approximately
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
measurement error; calculation error