with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
among these; between these; of these
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
bend; curvature; deflection
secondary; of secondary importance
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
fishing industry; fishery
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
bending; winding; meandering; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
at the time; in those days; then
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
shoal; wide shallow beach
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
odd theory; strange view; absurd opinion; strange story
to part left and right; to open out
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
blunder; slip; error; error
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
kernel (of an operating system); kernel (of a nut or grain)
Shirley; Charrie; Sherley
to make a success in life
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run