substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
state of the war; war situation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
comma; decimal point; radix point
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
office supplies; stationery
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon