serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
had better ...; had better not ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
because of; owing to; due to
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
if so; in that case; in that situation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
reason; cause; circumstances
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
determination; resolution
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
graduation ceremony; commencement
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with