cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
encumbrance; burden; drag
reduction by half; halving
death rate; mortality rate
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
physical strength; muscle strength
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
individual differences; personal equation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(not so) much; (not) very
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
number of times; frequency; count
chief; main; principal; major
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
place; room; margin; scope
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
otherwise; or else; if not
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case