indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
not caring; not giving a damn
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
series of battles; successive battles
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
how many years; how long; what year
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
man among men; manly man; alpha male
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
how much; how many; to what extent
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point