contest of strength; trial of strength
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
ring; band; ring; circum-
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in proportion to; just as much as
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
sign; indication; omen; symptom
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
opposite; reverse; contrary
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact