rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
departure; leaving; setting off
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
dig site; excavation site
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
one revolution; one rotation
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
notice; attention; observation
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing