double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
putting into operation; invocation
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
all you have to do is; just; that's all
simple and clear; plain and simple
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
eight (long cylindrical things)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to