hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
next number (magazine, etc.); next issue
front-page article; top story; lead
arrest; apprehension; capture
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
in its entirety; whole; wholly
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
breakthrough; great discovery