I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
operation; functioning; running
muddy water; red-light district
to wash away; to rinse off
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
water (hydraulic) pressure
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
head; lead; vanguard; first
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
originally; by nature; from the start
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
beforehand; in advance; previously
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
stolen goods; loot; spoils
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge