clearing one's throat; cough
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
thunderous roar; roaring sound
eardrum; tympanic membrane
round shape; circle; circular form
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate