to prevent; to take precautions
to put into the mouth; to eat
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
nice; likeable; desirable
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
advance; moving forward; progress
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
sixth day of the month; six days
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
extensive; vast range; wide scope
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly