how many people; a number of people
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
that is to say; so that means
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
power; might; authority; influence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to have a rumor circulating
blow; shock; strike; batting
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
had better ...; had better not ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
how long; how far; how much
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to smash down; to beat in
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to jump upon (a moving object)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole