needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
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
right angle; perpendicular
arteriovenous; arteriolovenous; arteriolovenular
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
administration; medication; dosage
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
splinters of glass; glass shards
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
older sister; lass; young lady
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.