high frequency; high-pass (e.g. filter)
leaping through time; time travel
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
pile; stilt; column; building raised on columns
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
(quality of) signal reception
safety measure; safety precaution
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
flippant; saucy; know-all
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
intellectual-type gangster
to destroy; to break; to damage
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
give-and-take; give and take
(made of) stone; stone-built
to stare back at; to look back at
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
audio tape; magnetic tape
right to arrest; power of arrest
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to be traumatized; to be shocked
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at