sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
metallic sound; metallic clank
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
blink of an eye; instant; moment
hand used like a sword in striking
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
overdrive (vehicle transmission, computer processor, etc.); outdrive (golf); overdrive
second (unit of time); arc second
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to push (something) against
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
dull sound; muffled sound
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
grim; stern; stark; heartless
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate