advantage; point in favor; point in favour
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
vacant house; unoccupied house
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
hostility; animosity; enmity