by myself; in person; by oneself
without; unless; have to do
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
idealistic thought (argument)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
both; both sides; both parties
two at a time; two by two; in twos
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
but; however; provided that
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to find; to gather
arrest; apprehension; capture
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
standard equipment; standard feature
convenient; handy; useful
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to become clear; to be made public
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death