hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
one or two; a few; small number
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
many items; pressure of business
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
breathing of a sleeping person
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
systematic; regular; routine
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to look around; to take a view of
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
accomplice; co-conspirator
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)