to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
if it is the case that ...
carrying voice; well-projected voice
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be needed; to be wanted
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
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
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
small fraction; small proportion
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
advocate; proponent; supporter