showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to collapse into; to flop onto
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
surgery; surgical procedure
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
restoration; repair; mending
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
ready-made; off the shelf
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to bring back; to restore
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
support; backing; aid; assistance
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)