distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
inner structure; internal anatomy
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
for today; for the time being
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operating a cash register
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance