rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
slight; little; insignificant
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
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
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to spend time (on doing something)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to explain adequately; to be accountable
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
in that manner; like that
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to shave off; to scrape off
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
percent; per cent; percentage
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
how long; how far; how much
little by little; bit by bit
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)