dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
invitation; introduction; temptation
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
power; might; authority; influence
to shade an account; to add something extra
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength