indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
impression given by a painting or image
not yet known; unknown; strange
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)