substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to run about trying to escape
innumerable; countless; numberless
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
intercept; interception; counter-attack
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
department store; department
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
name; given name; first name
not yet known; unknown; strange
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor