insurance; guarantee; warranty
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
(opening of a) wound; cut
spring water; clear (pure) water
medical treatment; medical care
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to put one's hand on; to touch
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
throughout; all through; right through
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to be thrilled; to be excited
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense