numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
otherwise; or else; if not
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
overhaul; taking apart and cleaning
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
other than; excluding; without
to attempt; to test; to try out
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
incident; affair; happening; event
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
middle of the night; dead of night