to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
feel (of a material); texture
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
piece of evidence; evidence
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
picking; collecting; harvesting
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to hide; to conceal oneself
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
back street; back alley; off-street
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
never mind!; don't worry about it
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to employ; to hire; to charter
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless