at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
left side; left-hand side
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
routine work; everyday work
half-human and half-beast
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
conduct; behavior; behaviour