(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
difference; variation; difference
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
if it is the case that ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
is something that; is that which
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
reinforcement; strengthening