to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
brand name; trade name; product name
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
candy made from wheat gluten; wheat-gluten snack
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
contract; compact; agreement
stealthily; secretly; in secret
interception (email); wiretap; bug
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to approach; to draw near
listening device; bug; wiretap
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
liquid-crystal display; LCD
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to give directions; to issue instructions
to whine; to make feeble complaints
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
like that; that way; thus
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days