last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
observation; survey; watching
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
popular name; common name; given name
genuine article; real thing; real deal
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
factory; plant; mill; workshop
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
2nd day of the month; two days
one's person; around one's person
immediately; right away; on the spot