to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
measure; measuring tape; measuring
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
waist; girth; measurement around waist
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to shake; to sway; to waver
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
detailed; minute; articulate
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
how long; how far; how much
man; male; masculine gender
way; method; means; resource; course
elder sister; effeminate man
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
proposal; offer; request; application
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
study; diligence; discount; reduction
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to accept; to receive; to agree
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")