to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) ; to sever (connections, ties) ; to turn off (e.g. the light) ; to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) ; to open (something sealed) ; to start ; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.) ; to reduce; to decrease; to discount ; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with ; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit; to match; to harmonize (with); to blend in (with); to agree with (e.g. one's skin)
immediately; at once; right away; directly ; soon; before long; shortly ; easily; readily; without difficulty ; right (near); nearby; just (handy) ; honest; upright; frank; straightforward
to put to bed; to let sleep ; to lay (something) down; to put on its side ; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused; to let (stock) lie unsold ; to (let) ferment; to (let) age; to let (dough) rise; to lay down (wine)
to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against ; to furnish (a house with) ; to wear; to put on ; to keep a diary; to make an entry ; to appraise; to set (a price) ; to allot; to budget; to assign ; to bring alongside ; to place (under guard or doctor) ; to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk ; to load; to give (courage to)
number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group ; sobriquet; pen-name ; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.) ; suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
rise; increase; ascent ; income; takings; earnings; proceeds; (crop) yield; return; profit ; completion; end; finish ; end result (e.g. of crafts); how something comes out; finish ; finishing (in a board or card game, etc.) ; green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant) ; after (rain, illness, etc.) ; ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat); former
to lose; to be defeated ; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ; to be inferior to ; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ; to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
as many as one likes; as much as one likes ; great many; plenty; to any degree; in unlimited quantities; any amount (of); any number (of) ; almost (none); (not) much ; no matter how much; no matter how big or small
hit ; success ; guess; prediction ; affability; friendliness ; sensation; touch ; bruise (on fruit) ; situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move ; bite (of a fish on a hook); strike ; per; each
to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady ; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part) ; to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest ; to grasp (a point); to comprehend ; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.) ; to let live; to keep alive ; to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life ; to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to arrest; to capture ; to entangle; to trap; to get (something) stuck; to trip up ; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract; to remove
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); entering; making inroads (into) ; advance (to the next round of a competition)