prisoner (of war); POW; captive
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
in one's own way or style
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to be silent; to say nothing
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
one by one; in detail; minutely
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at once; immediately; right now
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place