solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
favorite; favourite; habitually used
right under; directly below; right beneath
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
dull sound; muffled sound
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
treasure chest; strongbox
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation