practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
amiable; affable; likable
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to stop (plug) one's ears
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
detour; circumvention; turning movement
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
by sheer strength; by brute force
twice; again; second time
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ability; performance; efficiency
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge