gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
insight; power of observation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
rather than; more ... than ...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to say no more; to sink into silence
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location