to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
information transfer; information transmission
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
early (days); initial stage; initial
one's own army; one's own team
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
ratio; proportion; percentage
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
until now; so far; up to the present
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity