to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to slide into; to slip into
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
rhyming game; play on words; pun
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
number of characters; number of letters; word count
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
four characters; four letters
decimal point; radix point
comma; decimal point; radix point
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
number; number plate; license plate
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
platform; home; home base; home plate
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
silence; stillness; quietness
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
reading too much into (what ... says)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude