to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
two (long cylindrical things)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to hide; to keep to oneself
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
one's own problem; one's own issues
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to gather; to collect; to assemble
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
nod; inclination of the head