competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to surge; to well up; to gush out
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
running water; flowing water; stream
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
splish-splash; with a splash
side effect; adverse reaction
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe