meaning; connotation; denotation
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to beat; to batter; to pummel
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
particularly; only; in the case of
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to throw oneself (into an activity)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
last days; the end; one's fate
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
intelligence; intellect; brains
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
succeeding; following; trailing; next
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus