prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
clearly; distinctly; vividly
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to tie; to fix; to attach
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
belief; faith; conviction
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)