to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
each time it happens; at all such times
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
growth period; growing season
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
quarrel; dispute; argument
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)