resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
several times; a few times
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be reminded of; to call to mind
elementary; basic; rudimentary
name; given name; first name
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
that is to say; so that means
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
thereupon; shortly thereafter
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to go out and away; to leave
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
by myself; in person; by oneself
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)