bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to intend; to be sure that
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to recover consciousness; to come to
single word; a few words; brief comment
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
intelligence gathering; information gathering
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
solution; solution strategy
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
both hands; both arms; ten
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to put into effect; to put into practice
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to watch over; to watch attentively
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
only; merely; but; no more than
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations