average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
three; three years of age
fireball; bolide; fireball
ten; 10; ten years of age
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
consideration; taking into account
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more