stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to get help; to enlist aid
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
descendant; scion; lineage
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
in name only; titular; nominal
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
base sequence (e.g. of DNA)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
busy; having no (free) time
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate