clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
headquarters; head office; main office
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
reduced scale; scaling down
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
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
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
police officer; policeman; constable
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
window blind; blinds; blind
fine weather; fair weather
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
silence; stillness; quietness
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption