detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
simply; merely; only; solely
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to talk; to carry meaning
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
war; battle; match; game; competition
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
best regards; please take care of; please do
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
try; attempt; try (rugby)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
something; some kind of; for some reason
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
weird; strange; mysterious
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
retro (video) game; classic game
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise