administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
done; just done; just finished
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to bring; to take; to bring about
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
large build; large pattern
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
several times; a few times
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
incineration; destroy by fire
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise