east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
hostility; antagonism; opposition
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
empirical; from experience
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
statue; picture; picture revealing character
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
tonsil stone; tonsillolith
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
last days; the end; one's fate
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
source of river; fountainhead