to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
having not yet occurred; having not yet appeared; undiscovered; not yet invented; unpublished
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
difference; variation; difference
self-; from (a time or place)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
at least; at most; (even) just
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
right beside; close to; nearby
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
continuation; succession; series; continuous
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
perception; sensation; awareness
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
still; as yet; as it has been
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to