party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
above the knee; on one's lap
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
influence; effect; impact
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
influential person; man of importance
memory; sense; experience
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down