choices; alternatives; options
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
not understanding; not knowing
full dress; formal dress; uniform
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
triple feature (e.g. movie)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
half and half; fifty-fifty
power; authority; jurisdiction
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
close; intimate; on good terms
source of information; intelligence source; message source
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
street; quarter; district; area
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
technique; art; skill; move
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
real intention; true motive; true meaning