one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to attack; to assault; to assail
number one; first; best; most; game; round
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
softness; gentleness; weakness
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
living thing; organism; creature; biology
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
moving about; stirring about
putting into operation; invocation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning