to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
show; exhibition; spectacle
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to take back; to recapture
secret; private; surreptitious
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
hey there; I say; see here
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
one's post; place of work; workplace
person who has been laid off
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
job placement; employment assistance
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
adviser; advisor; consultant
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation