navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
liquid crystal television
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
sign; indication; omen; symptom
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
choices; alternatives; options
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
front entrance; front door
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude