seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
power; might; authority; influence
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
to spend time (on doing something)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be silent; to say nothing
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty