stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
specimen; sample; object to be examined
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
the touch of; feel of; texture
throw; throwing; throwing event
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
variation in color (colour); having a different color
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
reaching; attaining; arrival
one lump; one body; one group
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
five (long cylindrical things)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
program (e.g. TV); programme
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene