to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
made of aluminum (aluminium)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
strong-willed; strong of heart
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
(period of) a year; during an era
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home