gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to cover fully; to wrap around
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
logo; Logo (programming language)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
(not) merely; (not) simply
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to breathe out; to exhale
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment