to notify; to advise; to inform
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
chief; main; principal; important
on the way back; returning
dishwashing; doing dishes
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
inevitability of punishment
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
weight; heavyweight boxer
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over