connection; link; relationship
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
grandfather; male senior-citizen
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
from here; from this place
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to learn; to study; to take lessons in