rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to have meaning; to be meaningful
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
plural; multiple; plural (number)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be relieved; to feel relieved
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
Everyone is safe (all right)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
funny story; funny anecdote
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
very small; tiny; insignificant