gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
surgery; surgical procedure
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)