measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
basin (e.g. between mountains)
plateau; tableland; eminence
to attract someone with food
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
moneylending; moneylender
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to peel off and fall; to flake away
literature; books (reference); document
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
enemy movements; enemy's position
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to fly around; to scatter
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
double-punch; one-two punch; double whammy; twofold blow
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick