overlapping; piling; stacking
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
beyond that point; after that
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to smoke animal out of its den
to lure someone; to entice someone
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)