to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
looking on (somebody) as hostile
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
about; concerning; related to; -ish
dealing with; coping with
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
from the viewpoint of; according to
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to appear all together; to be all present
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to put into effect; to put into practice
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
telephone book; telephone directory
registration; accession; register; entry; record
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
substantial matter; significant item
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that