to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to be opposite; to face each other
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
beginning; outset; first; onset
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
change of schedule; schedule change
to do someone in; to bump someone off
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
interior; inside; internal
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
stairs; stairway; staircase
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to break into fragments; to go to pieces