to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
incompetent; have no merit
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
nonchalant air; unruffled air
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
to hit hard; to strike hard
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
chance (of success); odds
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
countermeasure; counter-measure
documentary evidence; documentation
to form a pair; to pair up
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
in one's hands; in one's control
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
brown; light brown; tawny
boisterously; roughly; briskly