to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
joke; playfulness; kidding around
decrease; reduction; decline
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
maximum carrying capacity; maximum payload
weight; heavyweight boxer
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to continue to do; to persist in doing
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
use; utility; profit; gain
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
unprecedented; never seen before
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
to stop (plug) one's ears
level; standard; water level
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
negotiations; discussions; connection
level of awakeness; level of arousal
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
separation; farewell; parting
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
new book; new publication