simple and clear; plain and simple
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
chorus; singing in a chorus
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
severe; strict; tough; hard
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
busy; having no (free) time
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
selection; choice; option
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
lightly; easily; carelessly
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications