bearing; heading; point of the compass
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to escape from; to get out
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fall off; to tumble down
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
fall; drop; descent; coming down
still (continuing); as ever; further
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
inundation; submersion; flood
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
blow-drying; blow; punch; brow; blow; playing an instrument (esp. in jazz)
high voltage; high pressure
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
still; as yet; as it has been
ongoing; in progress; afoot