mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
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)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
serious; not joking; straight
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
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not caring; not giving a damn
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to feel; to sense; to experience
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
somewhat below; slightly below
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point