meaning; connotation; denotation
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
image; figure; figure; form; image
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
still; as yet; as it has been
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
minimum; at the very least
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
(not) even once; (not) ever
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to happen to meet; to come across
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)