to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
invitation; introduction; temptation
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
violent explosion; bursting
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
medical care; medical treatment
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
as before; as ever; as it was originally
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
isolation; being alone; being friendless
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to wait and see; to see how the land lies