best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to approach; to draw near
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
rather; better; instead; if anything
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
being left out; being ostracized
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
beyond this point; from now on; after this
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever