key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
participant; entrant; player; competitor
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
either way; in any case; one way or another
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
suffix for familiar person
all; entire; whole; altogether
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to say (something) over one's shoulder
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
medical examination; checkup; consultation
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
settlement; solution; resolution
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)