(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
distant look; faraway look
in that way; like that; that way
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
the front; honest; upright; decent
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
art of self-defense (defence)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
shopping; purchased goods
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
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)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to make a speech; to address
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
silence (not speaking); muteness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
hair (on the head); pubic hair
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should