eardrum; tympanic membrane
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
half-human and half-beast
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to extend; to expand; to spread out
celebratory ceremony; celebration
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
channel; duct; passage; watercourse; flow channel
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
great longitudinal fissure; longitudinal cerebral fissure; longitudinal fissure; interhemispheric fissure; fissura longitudinalis cerebri; groove that separates the two hemispheres of the brain
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
railroad; railway; rail transport
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)