calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to pierce through; to break through
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
inside; interior; inner part
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
review; reconsideration; revision
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
board or officer's meeting
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
(some) more; even more; longer; further