ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
award of excellence; merit award
being very busy; busyness
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
determination; resolution
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
police; police officer; police station
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
considerably; greatly; a lot
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
fragile article; breakables; broken article
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
from the viewpoint of; according to
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to become attached; to begin to love
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
publication of results; announcement of results
to be late; to be unpunctual
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)