middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to fly around; to scatter
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
objection; dissent; protest
function; facility; faculty; feature
restoration; repair; mending
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
high-grade sake; fine drink
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to wring the neck; to strangle
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg