hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
temporary name; provisional name
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
height (measured at the withers)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
optimization; optimisation
accomplishment; execution
general idea; concept; notion
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to grab hold of; to catch
speak of the devil and he shall appear; (lit.) speak rumours of someone and they shall appear
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand