explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to find out; to discover; to locate
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
watchful waiting; careful supervision
person concerned; interested party; related party
opening time; starting time of work
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
large crowd; mass of people
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
being settled; coming to a conclusion
optimism; taking an optimistic view
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
in the end; on top of that
admiration; wonder; astonishment
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
serviced; service-included
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
desperation; struggle to the death
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute