previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to put into effect; to put into practice