to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(political) power; authority; influence
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
question; inquiry; enquiry
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
conference room; council room