to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
being too late; losing one's final chance
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
battle formation; disposition of troops
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
posture; position; stance
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to tower over the surroundings
full length; total length; overall length
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
attendance (at school); going to school
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
one part; one portion; one section
to project; to stick out; to stand out