plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hand over; to surrender
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to face; to go towards; to head towards
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
considerably; greatly; a lot
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to find out; to discover; to locate
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
use; utilization; utilisation; application
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood