to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
many; much; plenty; hardly
wherein; therein; thereinto
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
site; point on a map; spot
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
main road; main thoroughfare
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
horizon (related to land)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway