possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
image; figure; figure; form; image
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to watch over; to watch attentively
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
to be too numerous; to be too much
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to say no more; to sink into silence
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to correct oneself; to restate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole