starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
piece of evidence; evidence
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
what proportion; what percentage
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
first-rate; finest quality; the best
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
terrycloth; towelling; toweling
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
to bury; to embed; to implant
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing