tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
rising; ascending; climbing
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
possible; likely; probable
to bring; to take; to bring about
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than