suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
action; operation; effect; function
here and there; in places
busy indicator; busy lamp
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
pharmaceutical (drug) company
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)