head; chief; boss; leader
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to let an opportunity slip
one example of (when there are more examples)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to be transparent; to show through
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to be stiff; to be starchy
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
each house; every house; many houses
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
things at hand; personal belongings
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
one way or the other; either way
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to shoot or fire off an arrow
plaintive; piteous; doleful