to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
observation; survey; watching
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to carry around; to carry on one's person
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to order; to command; to appoint
to harm; to cause harm to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
operation; functioning; running
to be sacked; to be dismissed
affectation; showiness; pretence
function; facility; faculty; feature
preference; priority; precedence
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to collapse into; to flop onto
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape