fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
(right at the) side; just beside
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to jar; to creak; to grate
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to be kind to; to treat kindly
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
being dotted with; being scattered
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sphere; counter for balls
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
head over heels; headlong; head first
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve