close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
mental health; mental hygiene
favorite; favourite; habitually used
knowing; (an) acquaintance
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
increased volume or quantity
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
measurement error; calculation error
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing