diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
powerless; helpless; incompetent
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
skill; dexterity; master hand
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to be torn off; to come off
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive