shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to make sense; to be meaningful
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
undine; Undine (1811 German novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
setting off (on a trip); departure
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to make merry; to be festive
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
don't worry about it; forget about it
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
encounter; engagement; battle
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to be sooty; to be stained
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)