formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be badly made; to fail
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
priority; order of precedence
to understand; to make out
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
origin; source; beginning; starting point