index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
duty; function; office; mission; task
to have a smattering knowledge of
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
hair on the back of one's head
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
established practice; custom
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
meaning; significance; sense
being in school; being a student of
most of all; extremely; supremely
honor; honour; credit; prestige
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
internal conditions; true state of affairs
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement