monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to attack; to assault; to assail
difficult to ...; hard to ...
study; learning; tutorial
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
strength; power; proficiency; ability
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to bring back; to restore
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around