downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
food; food products; foodstuffs
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
deep inside; innermost place
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
ago; since; before; previous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
period of time; time slot; time zone
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
odds and ends; all; every
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices