proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
next term; next period; next version; next release
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
this occasion; at this time; now
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
administration of justice
to rule; to govern; to administer
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
main cause; primary factor
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to serve; to work for; to attend
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
no!; no no!; no, not at all
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
those (near the second person)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
the lion's share; the cream
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up