pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(made of) stone; stone-built
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to keep standing; to stand motionless
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up