method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
ten; 10; ten years of age
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
at; in; at; when; by; with
an issue being settled; a case being closed
suspicious-looking; fishy
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
interruption; suspension; break
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
arrest; apprehension; capture
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much