raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
stopping functioning; being out of service
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to have an idea; to have a clue
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
infancy; childhood; tender age
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
pregnancy; conception; gestation
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
changing clothes (on another person, e.g. a child or doll); changing the exterior parts (e.g. of a product)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to check; to stop; to keep back
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
root; source; origin; cause
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
outward; superficial; external; apparent
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
firm promise; definite promise
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child