to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
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
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to knock down; to knock out
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 dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
defeating in an instant; instant kill
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
losing one's means of livelihood
now that you say that; now that you mention it
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
now that; since; so long as; because
fast-talking; rapid talking
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression