magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
usually; under usual circumstances
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
extermination; annihilation
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
first match (in a series)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
hostility; animosity; enmity
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
weight; heavyweight boxer
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around