empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
amount of material resources
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to run about trying to escape
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
impossible; unlikely; improbable
port (left side of vessel)
possible; likely; probable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
innumerable; countless; numberless
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
(right at the) side; just beside
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage