to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
(team) pairings; match-ups
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
deep emotion; strong feelings
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
same generation; one's generation
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
bipartite; in two parts; double
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it