versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
going straight on; going straight ahead
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
in history; ever; historical
such; like that; in that way
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total