wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to go past; to pass; to pass by
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thin; slender; slim; skinny
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to bring back; to restore
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to run about; to rush about
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
one edge; one end; one side
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous