to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
sense of unity; sense of oneness
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
article; item; thing; goods; wares
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
awareness; realization; noticing
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to thrust away; to send flying
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to check; to stop; to keep back
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself