to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
moving about; stirring about
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pass (of time); to elapse
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
now that you say that; now that you mention it
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
in the mountains; among the mountains
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
on the occasion of; at the time of