effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to open (one's eyes) wide
to complain; to lodge a complaint
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the place for; the time for; the level of
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
and yet; though; when; in spite of
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
failure; mistake; blunder
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
not worth considering; out of the question
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment