to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
in history; ever; historical
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
new functionality; new feature
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to examine; to check; to inspect
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
flour; meal; powder; dust
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull