two times; twice; two degrees
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
assertion; declaration; affirmation
last night; yesterday evening
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to put into effect; to put into practice
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
had better ...; had better not ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw into; to toss into
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
the place for; the time for; the level of
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
suddenly; all of a sudden
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to