military service; combat experience
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nature; property; disposition
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
surroundings; environs; circumference
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing