crow (Corvus spp.); raven
yoke; constraints; oppression
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to strangle; to constrict
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
without omission; in full
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot