contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
means; way; method; measure
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
innumerable; countless; numberless
just one person; only one
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
right behind; just behind; directly behind
since when; from when; how long
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
repentance; confession; penitence
at least; at most; (even) just
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time