stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
blank column; blank space
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
carrying (on one's shoulder); bearing; shouldering; bucket carried on either end of a pole
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
dancing or jumping for joy
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
indirection; indirectness
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
divorce; dissolution of adoption
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
leadership; initiative; spearhead
very great; enormous; serious
casualties; injuries and deaths
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
versatility; multiplicity of use
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down