interception (email); wiretap; bug
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
wired; cabled; communication by wire
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
armband; arm band; brassard
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to order; to command; to appoint
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
they; those guys; those fellows
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish