pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
spot; point; place; position
two classes; double; two sets
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ups and downs; up-and-down
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
(electric) torch; flashlight
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
average; ordinary; normal
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
the height of folly; sheer stupidity