plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to make a mistake; to blunder
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to get someone to say; to make someone say
social status; social position; social standing
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
marital relationship; marital relations
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party