the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
other than; excluding; without
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
the same generation; coeval
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
near; close; beside; third person
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
approval; license; licence; permission
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
practice; practising; training; study
commitment; pledge; promise
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
treating someone like a child
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression