pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
sour look; surly face; pout
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
form; method; system; formula
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
time limit; time restriction
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
personality assessment; personality analysis
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
writing; composition; essay; sentence
second (unit of time); arc second
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
such ... as; or some such
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
distinctive; characteristic
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt