storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to peel; to skin; to pare
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 be found; to be discovered
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to beat to death; to kill
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
light blue; pale blue; aqua
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
subversion (of the state)
(criminal) conspiracy; conspiracy to commit a crime
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
legal; lawful; legitimate
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off