pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
power relations; balance of power (between)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; supplying; replenishment
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying