to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
special (specialized, specialised) subject
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
corkboard; cork board; pinboard
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
winning streak; good time to make a profit
8000; eight thousand; many
miser; niggard; cheapskate
exhaust sound; exhaust note
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
break in time; interruption; pause
housing district; residential district
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
(police) detective; criminal matter
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
small truck; pickup truck; pickup; van