soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
world; society; people; the public
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to get late; to advance; to wear on
suppuration; festering; coming to head
index; indices; indicator
moist wound healing; hydrocolloid dressing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
last century; ancient times
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
only recently; just of late
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
antibacterial; antimicrobial
spectrum (radio, etc.); spectral; spectra
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
standard; set; routine; decided
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
making efficient; optimization
life or death; existence; destiny
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument