advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to paint (draw) a picture
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
opinion; point of view; visual point
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
organ (musical instrument)
dwelling; house; residence; address