field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to head home; to leave for home
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
imposing stance; daunting pose
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
black ground; black cloth
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to boost; to force up; to push up
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
military personnel; soldier
soldier; combatant; warrior
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)