to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
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.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
inside; interior; inner part
black lustre; black luster
radiant heat; heat radiation; heat dissipation; thermolysis
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to fly around; to scatter
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
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 scuttle off; to take flight
still; as yet; as it has been
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
form; shape; figure; morph
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first