to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to attempt; to test; to try out
red cap; (railway) porter; redcap
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
cooperation; collaboration
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be surprised; to be astonished
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
calamity; disaster; accident
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
future (usually near); prospects
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing