direct connection; direct link
one eye; one of one's eyes
surprise victory; upset; coup
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
imagination; supposition; guess
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
cesspool; sink; manure sink
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
function; facility; faculty; feature
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to follow another's example
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
release; emission; ejection
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
light; right; right field; right fielder
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to pause; to have a short intermission
in accordance with; according to