five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
detour; diversion; alternative route
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
standard type; standard size
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
most part; greater part; majority
optimist; easy-going person
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to show up; to appear; to turn up
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to have a talk; to tell a story
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
official name; formal name
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances