skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
everything; anything; nothing
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stock raising; livestock industry
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
riparian works; flood-control works