painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to lose a closely fought contest
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to drop; to let fall; to omit
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to bend; to warp; to curve
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
we have a result!; game over!; match!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
boring; dull; uninteresting
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to mark the end; to spell the end
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to escape death; to be saved from death
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
sorry; excuse me; thank you
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to do together; to share; to participate in
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance