going to bed; retiring (for the night)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
one's share; one's portion
assistance; backing; reinforcements
miser; niggard; cheapskate
blast (wind); blast (explosion)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
excluding the case when; when not
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
regular drinking; habitual drinking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation