chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
thickness; profundity; depth
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
body; physical system; (the) person
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
maintenance; preservation; improvement
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
pointing out; identification
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
rational; reasonable; logical
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers