punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
freely; frankly; without reserve
fourth day of the month; four days
one's house; one's home; one's family
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to push down; to knock down
gender; distinction of sex; sex
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
throwaway; disposable; single-use
even so; anyhow; at any rate
difference; disparity; gap
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to be opposite; to face each other
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
extinction; annihilation; destruction
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)