clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
to save; to leave over; to spare
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
perception; sensation; awareness
(writing, painting) brush
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
hairline; borders of the hair
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
comma; decimal point; radix point
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly