to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
in good health; alive and well; going strong
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to rise; to erect; to get up
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
emotional strength; force of will
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to shake off; to throw off
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface