to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
imagination; supposition; guess
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
regret; repentance; remorse
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
all; entire; whole; altogether
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled