alone; by oneself; on one's own
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
don't worry; there's no need to worry
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
of course; certainly; naturally
go that far; to that extent
to brave a danger; to take a risk
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
discovery; detection; finding
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)