to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
contradiction; inconsistency
to have an idea; to have a clue
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
direct unforked road; straight path
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
confidence; trust; faith; credit
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
component; part; material; member
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
in its entirety; whole; wholly
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
parts; accessories; components
to scrape off; to plane off
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
borrowing something already borrowed
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
distant; remote; isolated
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
in accordance with; according to
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
reopening; resumption; restarting
ramification; branching off