class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to discuss; to talk together
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
order; directive; instructions; command
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)