semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
offense and defense; offence and defence
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
going off course; going out of bounds
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
one meal; one meal (a day)
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
cannot be helped; unavoidable
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
cathode; positive pole; positive electrode
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
multi-layered; multi-tiered; multi-storied
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to rank with; to rank among
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
excited condition; excited state
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount