a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
portrait-oriented; longitudinally oriented
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bipartite; in two parts; double
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
free agent; free agency; factory automation
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
mangy cur; low animal; beast
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
grandfather; male senior-citizen
suspension (in a vehicle); suspension (mixture)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to waste time; to kill time
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
desperation; despair; self-abandonment