collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
running the whole distance
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to spend time (on doing something)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)