to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
button (clothing); push-button
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
new record (in sports, etc.)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
this (very thing); this precisely
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out