inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
confections; sweets; candy; cake
lesion; pathological change
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
future (usually near); prospects
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to push (something) against
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
both hands; both arms; ten
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
being very popular; being in great demand