to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
demotion; relegation; downgrading
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
cancellation of a contract
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to approach; to draw near
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
elopement; running away with a lover
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
on the occasion of; at the time of
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
beginning; outset; first; onset
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)