nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
grasp; catch; understanding
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
audience; attendance; hearers
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to win and advance to the next round
environment; circumstance
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second day of the month; two days
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
pointing out; identification
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to stiffen; to become stiff
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
how many years; how long; what year
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse