to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
one way or the other; either way
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
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)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
visual confirmation; sighting
long ago; already; a long time ago
simply; merely; only; solely
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
example; simile; metaphor; allegory