going off course; going out of bounds
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
one meal; one meal (a day)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
cathode; positive pole; positive electrode
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to rank with; to rank among
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
excited condition; excited state
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
creation; generation; formation; derivation
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
observer; watchman; lifeguard
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax