to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
tendency; trend; inclination
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity