to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
one edge; one end; one side
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
second (unit of time); arc second
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
at least; at most; (even) just
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
rising; ascending; climbing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations