dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
in comparison to; rather than
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
change in appearance; transformation
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
temporary; provisional; interim
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something