cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
high and low; rise and fall
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
what do you want?; can I help you?
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
prompt; immediate; in real time
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
longed-for; anxiously awaited
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
frequency (of occurrence)
to indicate; to show; to point to
invitation; introduction; temptation
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
already; now; no longer; not any more