best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
proposal; offer; request; application
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
identification; ID; identity
input; (data) entry; typing
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
back (of a chair); backrest
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to let out a cry; to shout
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bulletin board system; BBS
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth