rope; cord; policeman's rope
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
is never the case; has never happened
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
true character; real nature
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
question; inquiry; enquiry
power; authority; jurisdiction
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
three-cornered conversation
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
just a minute; small quantity
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
some people; a few people; several people
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
surroundings; environs; circumference
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
one's person; around one's person
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)