ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to lose one's footing; to slip
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
feel (of a material); texture
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
firm; strong; solid; stable
remarkable; striking; obvious
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
power; might; authority; influence
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically