to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
carrying voice; well-projected voice
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
to call the roll; to take attendance
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
like it or not; like or not like
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
sympathy; compassion; pity
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
secret; private; surreptitious
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
many; much; plenty; hardly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
anything and everything; just about everything
to change (one's clothes)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
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 drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply