amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
blow; shock; strike; batting
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
technical skill; ability; capacity
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
murder; killing; murderer
offense and defense; offence and defence
curse; spell; malediction
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
such; like that; that sort of; very
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the original; original copy; script
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
property; fortune; assets
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for