grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
interference; intervention; meddling
to push aside; to push one's way through
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
site; point on a map; spot
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)