shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
mountain climbing; mountaineering
ability; capability; skill
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
hello; good day; good afternoon
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
going through; going via; going by way of
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
wherein; therein; thereinto
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
no matter how much time passes
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
irritation; annoyance; frustration
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
written and spoken words; description
difficult to ...; hard to ...