lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
impossible; unlikely; improbable
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
nine times; twisting around many times
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
difference; variation; difference
in succession; one by one
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little