harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
beginning; outset; first; onset
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
technique; art; skill; move
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to increase; to add to; to augment
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
this is why; this means; it is the case that
after that; afterwards; thereafter