check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to thrust away; to send flying
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
imprisonment; incarceration
submersion; inundation; being flooded
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
blow; shock; strike; batting
germination; sprouting; budding
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
electronic parts (components)
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to call each other; to call out to one another
popular name; common name; given name
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
down to earth; reasonable
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
proving ground; test site
killing three birds with one stone
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily