fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
string made from twisted paper
to pull in (fish); to land
lightly; easily; carelessly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
stability; security; equilibrium
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
information leak; data breach
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated