to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to form a group; to form a bunch
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
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
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
here and there; in places
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily