clear; precise; definite; distinct
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
extensive; vast range; wide scope
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
being very good at; strongest point
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
guardian; protector; patron; parent
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
completion; perfection; accomplishment
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
interior; inside; internal
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting