human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
telephone call; telephone (device)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
nasal congestion; stuffy nose; blocked nose
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
unceasing; never-ending; endless
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
emphasizes direct object of action
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
drawing; painting; picture
breathily (while talking)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
nursery; nursing room; baby-care room
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
of the same age; age-matched
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
metallic quality; metallicity
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)