chief; main; principal; important
to hand over; to surrender
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to have a talk; to tell a story
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to run through; to run past
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
this and that; one thing or another
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing