to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was