base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
everybody; every last one of them; all
immature form (of an organism); young animal
flour; meal; powder; dust
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
reset; fresh start; new beginning
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble