to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
unpredictability; element of surprise
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
reduction by half; halving
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
personality; style; appearance
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
function; facility; faculty; feature
ability; performance; efficiency
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director