sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
optimist; easy-going person
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be enraged; to flip out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fireball; bolide; fireball
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to have a bitter experience
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
chink in the armor (armour)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to come from; to have roots in
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
actual profit; practical use; benefit