cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
writing; composition; essay; sentence
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
what kind of; what sort of; what
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
party; gang; company; squad
contest; comparison; competition
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"