crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
spy; secret agent; spying
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to hang (something) on the wall
restoration; revival; resurgence
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
time; season; period; phase; stage
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
material (data) for one's research; research material
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
supply; provision; service; supply
stopping functioning; being out of service
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
metal plate; metallic plate
portrait; likeness; picture
reign; being on the throne
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out