speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
free (of charge); gratuitous
Internet service provider; ISP
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
counter for books; volume
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
strike (i.e. industrial action)
hand used like a sword in striking
castle (in place names); castle; fortress