to pull; to draw; to pull tight ; to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch ; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) ; to drag; to haul; to tow ; to lead (e.g. one's followers) ; to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police) ; to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join ; to delay; to prolong ; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word) ; to quote; to cite; to reference
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish ; to start ...; to begin to ...
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable ; impossible ; forcible; forced; compulsory ; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate ; to work too hard; to try too hard ; no way; not a chance; never; dream on ; irrational
you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...
to eat ; to live; to make a living; to survive ; to bite; to sting (as insects do) ; to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of ; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume ; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position ; to consume time; to consume resources ; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event) ; to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration) ; to lower; to reduce; to bring down ; to demote; to move back; to pull back ; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar) ; to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do
far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance ; distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time) ; distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone) ; far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off ; hard (of hearing) ; nearsighted