rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
in comparison to; rather than
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
form; shape; figure; visage
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
chance (of success); odds
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
nothing but; none other than
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
at least; at most; (even) just
in one's own way or style
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
for example; for instance; e.g.