to push back; to press back; to force back
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
high-voltage current; high-tension current
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
health; healthy; sound; fit
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
demonstration; show of force
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
reaching; attaining; arrival
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
hours of operation (of a machine, etc.); uptime
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
capacity; volume; capacitance
equilibrium; good balance; poise
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included