to claim victims; to leave casualties
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
regret; repentance; remorse
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to thrust down; to push off
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
just because; even if; even though
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited