combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(crime of) high treason; (crime of) treason
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
one day; (on) a certain day
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
precision; precision ratio; relevance factor; relevance ratio
drawing blood; collecting blood
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
end; close; conclusion; termination
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
boring; dull; uninteresting
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
clear; precise; definite; distinct