to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
independence; self-reliance
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to have an eye on; to zero in on
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
chorus; singing in a chorus
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
heating; application of heat
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
must not; should not; do not
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
annual (plant); first-year student
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of