scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
tail (animal); tail end; tip
eight (long cylindrical things)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
threat; intimidation; menace
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
sleeping comfort or snugness
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
very much; exceedingly; extremely
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice