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 gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
right under; directly below
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
as you see; as you can see
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
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
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to go out and away; to leave
place; situation; position; location
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
beforehand; in advance; previously
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with