new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
that is to say; so that means
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
covering; protection; backing; relief
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to be able to manage somehow or another