to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
wounded person; injured person
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
vexing; irritating; impatient
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
contrived; false-sounding
hard (life); tough (world)
society; the world; the times
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
not to be depended on; of little hope
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
present continuous tense; present progressive form
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
main; principal; chief; primary; major
supreme command; direction over all
to entrust; to leave to a person
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute