the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
number of times; frequency; count
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to bring back; to restore
to try to do; to attempt to do
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to gather; to collect; to assemble
research; study; investigation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle