(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
plaster image; clay figure
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
instability; insecurity; crankiness
a pair (of shoes or socks)
other side; opposite side; other party
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
with a start; with a jump
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
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
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to take advantage of an opportunity