surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
continuation; succession; series
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
commander; general; leader
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
because of; owing to; due to
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
interception (email); wiretap; bug
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
effect; result; worth; use; avail
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(some) more; even more; longer; further