to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become clear; to be made public
nice; likeable; desirable
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
decision; settlement; definition
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to like; to love; to be fond of
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
matter of time; question of time
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
difficult to ...; hard to ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to offer a (monetary) prize
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)