intended use; intended purpose
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
(divine) providence; dispensation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be born; to come into the world
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
determination; resolution
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
deadly disease; sickness unto death
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment