placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
patient; unhurried; leisurely
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
realistic; practical; grounded
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to examine someone's expression
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
terrain; geographical features; topography
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to incur someone's enmity
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
master; teacher; stable master