looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
support; backing; aid; assistance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to knock down; to knock off
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
beginning; outset; first; onset