to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
fate; destiny; predestination
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
observation; survey; watching
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
suggestion; hint; implication
this (very thing); this precisely
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
match; game; bout; contest
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go