(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to some extent; to a certain extent
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that's a different matter; that's a different story
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(not) even once; (not) ever
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(the) play-by-play; play-by-play commentary; running account
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
in succession; one by one
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
when it comes to ...; as for ...
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
special training; intensive training; crash course
influence; effect; impact
existence; being; presence