to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
stairs; stairway; staircase
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to fall off; to tumble down
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
while; even though; despite
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
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
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
program (e.g. TV); programme
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example