strength; power; proficiency; ability
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
within; inside of; less than
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be too late; to be too slow
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
rather; sooner; preferably
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
example; illustration; precedent
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to squash; to crush; to flatten
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
that's a different matter; that's a different story
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
national defence; national defense
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private