gum; rubber; eraser; condom
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to come face to face (with)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
slightly early; just before
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
essence; true nature; substance; reality
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to go past; to pass; to pass by
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to press a question; to cross-examine
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
long ago; a long time ago; already
being too late; losing one's final chance
after having come this far; now that we've come this far