orphan; person without friends
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
evening meal; dinner; supper
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
it's no joke; gimme a break!
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
little by little; bit by bit
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
defense; defence; protection
title fight; championship match
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
above-mentioned; above-named; above
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
retention; maintenance; preservation
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
clear; precise; definite; distinct
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene