function; facility; faculty; feature
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to