deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
study; learning; tutorial
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
expression; presentation; representation; notation
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
preservation; retainment; keeping
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out