majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
with a clink (click, clack)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
third (base, baseman, gear)
first; first base; first baseman; fast
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the reverse; other side; lining
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
surname; family name; last name
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to gather; to collect; to assemble