four balls; base on balls; a walk
base stealing; steal; stolen base
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
unimpressive; unimpressed
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to sew up; to sew together
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
pronunciation; production of sound
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
due form; official; formality
government worker; public servant; civil servant
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving