good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
flaring up; bursting into flames
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take back; to recapture
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
meteor; shooting star; falling star
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet