older employee who does not have much actual work
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
improved version; revised edition; refinement
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to have sex; to bang someone
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
way of calling (something or someone)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to turn completely into; to become completely
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
social meeting place; watering hole
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)