surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to examine someone's expression
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
tool; implement; means; furniture
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
large amount of money; great cost
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
four-wheeled light vehicle
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
dated; date; fixed; external
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which