weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nape (of the neck); nucha
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
button (clothing); push-button
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
striking; remarkable; considerable
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
beforehand; in advance; previously
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)