case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
what's what; heads or tails
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to press a question; to cross-examine
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
putting out the light; switching off the light
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
clear; precise; definite; distinct
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
action; operation; effect; function
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place