to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
time limit; time restriction
good performance; good work; great success
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
most difficult; next to impossible
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
tedious; boring; being fed up with
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
utmost limit; extremity; result
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to hide; to keep to oneself
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
headquarters; head office; main office
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
in case of; at that time; at this time
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term