inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
a little; a bit; slightly
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
nice and warm day; balmy weather
to rain incessantly; to downpour
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
day of month; counter for days
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
day and night; around the clock
ostensible (surface) reason
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain