to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
living-cum-dining room; combined living room and dining room; laser disc; LD; learning disability; lighting director
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
human kindness; human weakness
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
intelligence; intellect; brains
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
administration (of medicine); giving medication
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
excited condition; excited state