activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to throw into; to toss into
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
even if not; even without
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
direct descent; direct line
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
there being no use in arguing (about it)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
last days; the end; one's fate
to stop (plug) one's ears
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to count on one's fingers
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
God; god; ace; king; superior person
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
future; possible; potential; prospective
town; city; municipal; urban
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral