to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
accomplice; co-conspirator
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
distant; remote; isolated
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
many; numerous; various; large number of
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
drop (e.g. of water); drip
(in) the air; midair; sky
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
just because; even if; even though
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to indicate; to show; to point to
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
leave; furlough; temporary layoff
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
suggestion; hint; implication