protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to be smeared; to be covered
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
four (long cylindrical things)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
six (long cylindrical things)
seven (long cylindrical things)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
eight (long cylindrical things)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell