dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
huge person; enormous object
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
trifling; trivial; slight
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
sincere; earnest; serious
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
personal; individual; private
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
declaration of a state of emergency
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
thinking back now; looking back