tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
shooting range; firing range
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
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
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
such; this sort of; like this
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to