or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
license; permit; licence; certificate
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
not caring; not giving a damn
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
striking with the back of the sword
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
in unison; as one; united
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
useless resistance; vain struggle
how long; how much; to what extent
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to live through; to survive
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
duty; obligation; responsibility
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by