grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
diagnosis; medical examination
complete recovery; healing
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
every year; yearly; annually
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
trivial; not amounting to much
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
good prospects; full of hope; promising
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
true seal (animal); earless seal
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
paints; painting material
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to hide; to conceal oneself
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
way; method; means; resource; course
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail