to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
perception; sensing; noticing
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to crack; to develop a crack
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
time; season; period; phase; stage
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
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 cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
one-by-one; separately; in detail