besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
failure; mistake; blunder
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
technical skill; ability; capacity
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
patient; unhurried; leisurely
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
in that manner; like that
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
since then; from that time; ever since
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
trauma (usu. psychological)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby