ingredient; component; composition
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
to fire into; to shoot into
armed group; armed insurgents
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
school building; schoolhouse
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open