to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
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
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
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 call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
tendency; trend; inclination
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)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder