gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
incidentally; at the same time
the reverse; other side; lining
right under; directly below
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
impossible; unlikely; improbable
family; members of a family
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
pressure; oppression; suppression
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost