being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
confidence; trust; faith; credit
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to mind; to care; to worry
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to prowl after; to keep watch on
awareness; realization; noticing
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
nothing but; none other than
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to extend; to expand; to spread out
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
funny story; funny anecdote
between times; when there's a spare moment
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
human kindness; human weakness
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb