to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
accurate; correct; precise; exact
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
conference room; council room
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to rank next to; to come after
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
first time; first; initial
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
special; particular; peculiar; unique
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)