to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
assertion; declaration; affirmation
question; inquiry; enquiry
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
role; part; job; assignment
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to kick over; to kick down
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to be consistent; to be coherent
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer