thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
system initialization; system start up
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
order of attachment; attachment order; seizure order
specialty paper; special paper
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
nominal; in name only; titular
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
labor saving; labour saving
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
in succession; one after another
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code