without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
way; method; means; resource; course
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
letter; missive; note; mail
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make