single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
difference; disparity; gap
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
how; in what way; by what means
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
tool; implement; means; furniture
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
multifunction; multipurpose
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
function; facility; faculty; feature
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
making from scratch (esp. in model-making and information systems); full scratch building
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
example; illustration; precedent
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit