polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
want to ... do something; would like to ...
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
major war; great war; world war
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
pushing from behind; backing; supporting; instigation; instigator
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
contradiction; inconsistency
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
willpower; energy; vitality
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
application; filing an application
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
progress; advance; making (good) progress
minute adjustment; fine-tuning