punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
right and left turning (esp. in a motor vehicle)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
instead; but (on the other hand)
communication skills; communication ability
to ask a question; to ask questions
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
incident resulting in injury
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
look!; there!; here!; that is
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
speech; expression; wording; language
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty