(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
with a clashing or clanging sound
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
lower region; lower part; region below
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
falsely similar; counterfeit
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
of tender years; very young
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
not limited to; not just ...
birds and wild animals; wildlife
detention; custody; confinement; internment
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
compensating; making up for; supplementation
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping