state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
account book; register; ledger
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
verbal promise; one's word
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
otherwise; if not; or else
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
sensual love; love affair
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
too many to count; too numerous to mention