rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
such; like that; that sort of; very
care; precaution; guarding; caution
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to approach; to draw near
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know