hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to open (one's eyes) wide
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to try to do; to attempt to do
still; even now; to this day
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
convenience; user-friendliness
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to become possible; to become able to (do)
suffix appended to someone else's family members
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said