extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to not believe one's ears
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
noise cancelling (in headphones)
throng; gathering of people
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
unfairness; injustice; partiality
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to have an eye on; to zero in on
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious