to lay aside; to set aside
enmity; antagonism; hostility
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to attempt; to test; to try out
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
how; in what way; circumstances
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption