to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to have an idea; to have a clue
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
study; research; investigation
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
interior; inside; internal
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
considerably; fairly; quite
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to indicate; to show; to point to
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
indicate reason; infers some protest
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be manageable; to be able to handle
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
to stick into; to pierce; to run into