action; operation; effect; function
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
go that far; to that extent
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to be opposite; to face each other
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction