across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
heating power; thermal power; firepower
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
serious; not joking; straight
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
just because; even if; even though
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
hard struggle; strenuous effort
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
in spite of; regardless of
strong person; the strong; the powerful
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
beyond one's means or position
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to thrust before; to thrust at