mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
curtain; hanging; bunting
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
prepayment; advance payment
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
function; function (programming)
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
rising; ascending; climbing
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
nearly equal; almost identical; approximately equal (to); approximately equals sign
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate