to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one's physical safety; personal security
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)