triple; three-way; threefold
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
gradually; slowly but steadily
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
secret; private; surreptitious
turning an object in the wrong direction; retort
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
ration; stipend; allowance
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
alone; unaided; away from home
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)