to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to snatch from; to steal from
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
meerkat (Suricata suricatta); suricate
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to sniff out; to get wind of