to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to become empty; to be emptied
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to fly around; to scatter
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
long ago; already; a long time ago
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to do someone in; to bump someone off
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cut; to slit; to slash
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim