mineral vein; underground water channel
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
based on; built on; made from
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
remaining silent; keeping secret
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
it's not like; it isn't as if
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
encounter; engagement; battle
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
surely; certainly; without doubt
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
low (level, value, price, etc.)