iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
permission; approval; authorization; license
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
genius; prodigy; natural gift
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
in the same way as; just like
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
preparing for action or battle
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
fresco; mural; wall painting
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
with curious eyes; curiously