to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
personality; character; individuality; personhood
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
not necessarily so; is not always true
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
all; entire; whole; altogether
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
index finger; forefinger; second toe
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
shop; small store; business; firm
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)