to narrow; to reduce; to contract
(not) even with; (not) even using
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to gain strength; to have energy
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
doer; performer (of a deed); perpetrator
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; pretense
to move forward; to move on
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
advance; moving forward; progress
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
priority; order of precedence
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)