under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
one's way (ahead); one's path
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
bathing; going in the bath
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
many; numerous; various; large number of
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
making a funny face; amusing face
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest