collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
serious; not joking; straight
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
such ... as; or some such
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to increase; to add to; to augment
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
around the world; throughout the world
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
charming; bewitching; coquettish
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
older brother; elder brother
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season