to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
water's edge; waterside; shore
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works