hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
(written) contract; agreement
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
number of articles; number of items; quantity
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
out of character; unlike one
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
filtration; filtering; percolation
remaining heat; waste heat
smooth (i.e. without problems)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives