to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
preservation; retainment; keeping
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
while; during; while; although; all; both
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to find out; to discover; to locate
special; particular; peculiar; unique
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
ability; performance; efficiency
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
older sister; elder sister
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
branch; branch office; subdivision