deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to be born; to come into the world
regret; repentance; remorse
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to shut in; to confine; to contain
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to rush over; to run up to
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to fold up; to fold into layers
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)