to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; series (of incidents); spate ; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots ; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream; firing (questions); cracking (jokes) one after another
seducer; smooth talker; ladies' man; playboy; playgirl ; picking up women; hitting on women ; moderate party; moderate ; social story (in a newspaper, etc.); society columnist (of a newspaper) ; bearish trader; bear
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to reveal; to lay bare; to let out; to give away ; to take apart; to take to pieces; to disassemble ; to kill; to do away with; to get rid of ; to sell (stolen goods); to fence ; to let (a fish) get away; to lose (a fish) from the hook
in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio ; after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") ; beginning; start
first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) ; to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program) ; to braid; to plait ; to grapple; to wrestle ; to unite; to join; to link up; to form an alliance ; to set (e.g. type) ; to issue (e.g. money order)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party ; on the other hand
to sell ; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.) ; to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself ; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.); to provoke; to force on someone
bar; tavern; barroom; pub ; bar (establishment, counter, etc. where food and drinks are sold) ; bar (in the high jump or pole vault); crossbar (in soccer, rugby, etc.); (ballet) barre
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of) ; payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of) ; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp ; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first ; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)