bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
white sauce; béchamel sauce
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
above the knee; on one's lap
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
stool (feces) examination
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
segment; slice; section; intercept
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure