check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to get accustomed to using
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how much; how many; however
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to run about; to rush about
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
ordinary citizen; the general public
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice