collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
off period; off season; slack season
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
counter for books; volume
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
briskly with small steps; trotting
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be hesitant; to feel timid
person who is ...; thing that is ...
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection