copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to begin; to set about; to start
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
acceleration; speeding up
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to harm; to cause harm to
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
how; in what way; by what means
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to finish reading; to read through
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
probability; likelihood; chances
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
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
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth