strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
exclusive; attached to; specialist
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
group; party; team; squad; section
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
now that; since; so long as; because
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
property; fortune; assets
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
offender; criminal; culprit
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it is not (like that) either
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking