loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to have troubles; to have concerns
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
sympathy; compassion; pity
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
joint struggle; common (united) front
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to leave word; to leave a message
programme; program; plans; arrangements
discarding; firing (an employee)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
war situation; progress of a battle
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to accord someone every courtesy
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
something like ...; something called ...
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to