a considerable number; a fair number
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
counter for choices, options, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to become famous; to gain fame
direct connection; direct link
honor; honour; credit; prestige
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
incineration; destroy by fire