to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
weight stone (placed on pickles)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody