successively; one after another
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
still; as yet; as it has been
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
matter of time; question of time
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
for this very reason; that is exactly why
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trusting too much; overestimating ability
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
all present; all concerned; all of us
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play