dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
factory; plant; mill; workshop
omniscience (of a buddha)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
should; must; -able; probably; likely
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)