good-for-nothing; worthless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sympathy; empathy; response
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be needed; to be wanted
calm; composed; leisurely
main force; brute force; strong-arm
being too late; losing one's final chance
moving about; stirring about
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
with no effort at all; easily
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to jump upon (a moving object)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
connection; linking; linkage; link
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
succeeding; following; trailing; next
condition; situation; prospects
in the meanwhile; during the time
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp