to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to fight to the bitter end
with a click; with a snap
courteous; decorous; polite
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
difficult to ...; hard to ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
just a minute; small quantity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to explain adequately; to be accountable
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)