instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
extermination; annihilation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
cooperation; coordination; link
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
logistics; supply; communications
to affect; to impact; to influence
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case