to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
very likely; very probable
such ... as; or some such
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
proposal; proposition; suggestion
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to close (one's eyes); to shut
serious; not joking; straight
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss