thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
prickling; stinging; tingling
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
thought; consideration; thinking
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
after a long time; for the first time in a while
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
even though; despite; when
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when