to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
wetting; love affair; lover
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to get between; to be caught in
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to escape from; to get out
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
absolutely; positively; decidedly
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
correction; rectification; mending; repair
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
interior; inside; internal
loading; charging; filling
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
cane; walking stick; staff; wand