feelings; thoughts; meaning
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
silence; stillness; quietness
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
loud shout; excited cheering
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
consideration; taking into account
genius; prodigy; natural gift
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
restoration; repair; mending
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
notice; attention; observation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)