(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
that kind; competition; match
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
legally permitted speed; national speed limit
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
one's person; around one's person
to lie deep in; to extend far back
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
carbonization; carbonisation
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to congratulate; to celebrate
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)