diversion; putting something to another use
war; fighting; fierce competition
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
older employee who does not have much actual work
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
if so; in that case; in that situation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
although I say; although one might say; although called
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
ultimate; final; last; eventual
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
very loose; slowly; leisurely
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
research funds (expenses)
all; entire; whole; altogether
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to keep (a person) waiting
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again