unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
weather forecast for coming week
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
decoration; ornament; trimmings
pretense; affectation; showiness
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
small; fine; detailed; stingy
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill