effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
behind; in the rear; in back
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
reopening; resumption; restarting
same; similar; (just) like; equal
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
covering; protection; backing; relief
to emphasize; to attach importance to
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to look down on; to make light of
pride; boast; credit (to)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
of all things (days, etc.)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
difficult to ...; hard to ...
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of