to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to pile up; to accumulate
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
domestic affairs; internal administration
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
starvation; famine; hunger
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
freely; right and left; as one pleases
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to put one's strength into
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
considerably; greatly; a lot
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one more time; once more; once again
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple