ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up