average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
flight; desertion; escape
selection; choice; option
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
choices; alternatives; options
otherwise; if not; or else
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
threat; intimidation; menace
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
just because; even if; even though
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
dull sound; muffled sound
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to cease; to stop; to be over
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire