column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
general mobilization; general mobilisation
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
(linguistic) competence; language capability
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
priority; order of precedence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
unidentifiable; unidentified
passing through without stopping; passing by
countermeasure; counter-measure
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration