to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
gradually; slowly but steadily
even though; despite; when
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
a considerable number; a fair number
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
remote control; remote operation
innumerable; countless; numberless
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
many; much; plenty; hardly
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
mass; quality and quantity
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to increase; to add to; to augment
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
consumption; expenditure; spending
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform