crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
by means of; due to; because of; according to
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
genuine article; real thing; real deal
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
small number; few; minority
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
great cause; moral law; justice
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow