earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
scilla (plant); Syrah (wine grape variety)
suffix for familiar person
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
of course; certainly; naturally
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
had better ...; had better not ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)