to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blaze; to burn brightly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
strong interaction; strong force
just one person; only one
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to squeeze out; to wring out
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
worthless thing; trivial thing
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up