indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
narrow margin; slim margin
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
if it is (the case that ...)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
confusion; mixing; merger
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
police drama (television); detective drama
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
again; once more; a second time
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles