sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
called; known as; that; to say
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
interference; intervention; meddling
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
a little bit; a little while
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
although I say; although one might say; although called
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)