to try and do something; to attempt to do something
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to lose sight of; to miss
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shake; to sway; to waver
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
major earthquake; large earthquake
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
fall; drop; descent; coming down
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
two persons; two people; pair; couple
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to rank next to; to come after
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive