how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
creation; Creation (by God)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
weightlessness; zero gravity
these guys; these fellows
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
young girl; lass; adolescent female
trivial; not amounting to much