ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
abstention; nonparticipation
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
rational; reasonable; logical
donation; presentation; gift
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
support; backing; patronage
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
history of; experience of
precocious; precocious child
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm