concealed microphone; bug
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to scatter away; to vanish
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
speech synthesis; voice synthesis
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
along; parallel to; in accordance with
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
dozens; scores of; decades
offense and defense; offence and defence
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction