ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
physical work; manual labour (labor)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be kind to; to treat kindly
employment (long term); hire
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
charming; fascinating; attractive
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)