to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to become an expert; to be master at
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
beginning; outset; first; onset
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to feel; to sense; to experience
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum