mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
patience; endurance; perseverance
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
specialization; specialisation
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
chance; opportunity; occasion
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
as far as the eye can see
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand