prefix for forming ordinal numbers
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to suffer damage; to be deceived
concentrated fire; intense criticism
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
inspection; examination; survey
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
reason; cause; circumstances
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
news; word; tidings; omen
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
high voltage; high tension
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
what would (you) do?; what to do about it