to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
belligerence; fighting spirit
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(squad of) police; police force
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
Mayday (call for help); May Day (May 1)
becoming dull; slowing down
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
company; corporation; workplace
company president; manager; director
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)