to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to understand from experience
number one; first; best; most; game; round
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
directly; in person; firsthand
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
war; battle; match; game; competition
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
professional boxer; prizefighter
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that