first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
-less; lacking; non-existing
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
use; utilization; utilisation; application
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
much less; to say nothing of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
technology; technique; technical