prefix for forming ordinal numbers
headquarters; head office; main office
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
lookout post; observation point
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
as far as the eye can see
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
100,000; hundred thousand
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
presumption; assumption; estimation
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
commandant; commanding officer; general
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to shake one's head (in denial)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to fall off; to tumble down
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
(not) even once; (not) ever
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to throw into; to toss into
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy