center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
innumerable; countless; numberless
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
government service; the bureaucracy
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to have one's name entered (in a list)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air