to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
something like ...; something called ...
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be reminded of; to call to mind
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
very interesting; of great interest
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to walk in on; to tread upon
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
difficult to ...; hard to ...