predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
simply put; putting it simply; in short
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to keep a watchful eye on
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
special; particular; peculiar; unique
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
second (unit of time); arc second
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
yearned for; longed for; missed
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
something; some kind of; for some reason
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)