marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
light; faint; pale; fleeting
when; how soon; how long until
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
self control; self restraint
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
two classes; double; two sets
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(committee) chairman; president
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be too late; to be too slow
prize for perfect attendance
almost; roughly; approximately
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)