at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
don't you think?; indicates question
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
same; similar; (just) like; equal
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate