area; region; district; locality
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
notice; attention; observation
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
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to move (house); to change residence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
hello; good day; good afternoon
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
physical education; PE; gym (class)
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord