to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
but; however; provided that
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on); stamping
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
to speak ill of; to disparage
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
one example of (when there are more examples)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
immediately; at once; instantly
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
setting off (on a trip); departure
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
well; in good health; safe; free from accident