to keep a promise; to keep one's word
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
identification; ID; identity
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
final adjustment; final coordination
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
being too late; losing one's final chance
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing