number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sailor suit; middy uniform
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
that's the way it is; such is life
to be found; to be discovered
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
transfer student; student changing schools
to resound; to make a stir
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rather; better; instead; if anything
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to bail out (water); to scoop out
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to press a question; to cross-examine