separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to become empty (hollow); to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
in the same way as; just like
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
bacterium; bacteria; germ
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
being filled with; being full of; permeation
(your) choice; preference; wish
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
useless resistance; vain struggle
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to half-rise to one's feet
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common