as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to relax; to feel at home
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
even though; despite; when
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
as; because; with; due to
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to become misty; to become hazy
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
without; unless; have to do
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
opposite; reverse; contrary