to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
huge; enormous; great big
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to give a broad grin; to smirk
correction; rectification; mending; repair
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to knock down; to knock off
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
opposite side; opposition
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart