to notify; to advise; to inform
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
compatibility; conformance; fitness; adaptability
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to do someone in; to bump someone off
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hard struggle; strenuous effort
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
suffix for building numbers
school building; schoolhouse
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
basement floor; underground floor
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
how many people; a number of people
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
prospects of victory; chances of success
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
second basement level; subbasement
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt