encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
preference; priority; precedence
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
of course; certainly; naturally
overhasty; rash; premature
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain