Sonosheet; sound sheet; flexible (phonograph) record
children's story; fairy tale
reading aloud; recitation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
anonymity; using an assumed name
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
the other day; a few days ago
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
unseasonable; out of season
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
climax; peak; zenith; apex
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance