I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
sexy; popular; well-liked
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to cease; to stop; to be over
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
profiting while others fight
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
internal conditions; true state of affairs
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)