unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to incur someone's enmity
individual; private person; personal; private
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
questions and answers; dialogue
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment