to jar; to creak; to grate
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
using as an intermediary; through
to use up all one's strength
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
one cause; one reason; one factor
impossible to do (although wants to)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
that's the way it is; such is life
forcibly; against one's will
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation