accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
war situation; progress of a battle
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to jar; to creak; to grate
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; reappearance; atavism
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to have an eye on; to zero in on
special; particular; peculiar; unique
family; relatives; dependents; household
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
direct connection; direct link
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
thought; idea; conception
impersonation; personification
to crouch; to squat; to cower
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
how; in what way; by what means
going through; going via; going by way of
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
direct unforked road; straight path
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive