purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
individual differences; personal equation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
convenience; handiness; usefulness
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to be too numerous; to be too much
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
everyday life; daily life
absorption; suction; attraction
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
area of holiday homes; area of villas
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
sincere; honest; faithful
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into