half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
front; frontage; facade; main
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
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
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
how; in what way; by what means
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to speak; to hear a voice
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand