central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
open; spacious; extensive
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
the last moment; the very end
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to become pale; to turn pale
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of