to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
arrest; apprehension; capture
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
systematic; organized; organizational
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
social status; social position
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
transactions; dealings; business
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)