in spite of; regardless of
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
admiration; being impressed (by)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to lose one's footing; to slip
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
police investigator; investigator
meanwhile; in the meantime
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
triangle; triangular shape
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
heap; pile; stack; full measure
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
keeping things tidy and in order
shop; small store; business; firm
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
rational; reasonable; logical