moment; brief space of time
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
poor physical health; bad shape
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be a matter of life or death
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
duty; function; office; mission; task
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
allocation; assignment; allotment
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me