fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
general; popular; common; typical
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
occurrence; happening; incident; event
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to cut; to slit; to slash
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
pit of the stomach; solar plexus