to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin ; to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do ; to almost do; to come close to doing
to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling ; present brought by a visitor ; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice
to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of ; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features) ; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...
to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock
soul; spirit; mind ; willpower; vitality ; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable ; inherent spirit of something; state of mind
to take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim ; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to adopt ; to leave; to go away; to withdraw; to get out
to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will
thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); all ... long ; within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); by the end of ; all over; throughout (e.g. the world) ; all (of a group); the whole (family, school, etc.)
unwell; in a bad state; out of sorts; in a bad way ; not working properly; out of order ; inconvenient; troublesome ; uncomfortable; awkward ; indecent; obscene
to go around; to make a circle around ; to surround; to circle; to enclose ; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return; to repeat; to circulate (of blood, money, etc.) ; to travel around; to make a tour of ; to concern (a matter); to surround
to take in; to bring in; to adopt (e.g. behaviour); to introduce ; to capture (e.g. image); to import ; to win over; to please; to curry favour with; to flatter ; to defraud of; to swindle; to embezzle ; to be busy; to be in confusion; to have trouble
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
to restrict; to limit; to confine ; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to ; to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)