thick (esp. paper, cloth)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
accelerator pedal; gas pedal; throttle pedal
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(coming to a) sudden stop
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
history painting; painting of a historical, mythological or legendary event or figure
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
objection; dissent; protest