use; utility; profit; gain
to bring; to take; to bring about
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
irritation; annoyance; frustration
entreaty; supplication; petition
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
foreign capital group; foreign company
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to be conspicuous; to stand out
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)