september

To adequately sample species potentially confined to watercourses, we examined streams separately

They transited the country today. A vase was damaged in transit.

A funeral banquet is hold in honour of the deceased.

As for the haematoma, a cold compress would fix that. He suffered a haematoma that left him bed-ridden for days.

In bad cases of scoliosis or kyphosis, a person may have a hard time breathing.

He is one of those people who never tunes in. tuned in the weather report

She rattled off the names of the people who were coming to the party.

a winter-hardy plant

Her son seems to prefer sports over academics. I was never a particularly academic child. Both of my parents are academics.

The company is so big they simply steamroller the competition. They steamrollered the bill through the legislature.

My bike's knackered. I'm too knackered to go out this evening.

The car was hit broadside. The front and rear were undamaged.

She left the room double-quick when I started singing. I shouted and he was gone in double-quick time.

wishy-washy leadership. wishy-washy wines.

He was hunched over the handlebars, pedalling furiously. You make a turn by twisting the left handlebar.

There are deep reds and bright golds, mixed in with lavenders, burgundies and blues. She ordered a glass of burgundy.

an old sofa with faded green upholstery

There's an awful lot of smut on television these days.

votive offerings

Demonstrators marched past holding/waving placards that said "Send food, not missiles!"

Some football players become like demigods to their fans.

His appendix ruptured and he had to be rushed to hospital. This news has ruptured (= violently ended) the delicate peace between the rival groups. a rupture of the pipeline figurative a rupture between the families

The five of us had been cowering behind a low wall. She read the black thought in my mind, and cowered away from me. Stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.

giddy with She was giddy with excitement.

tend-or-befriend response - opposite

The initial interments were made in the area during this time

In the Middle Ages people were racked

Charles crossed over from blues to gospel. Scientists will try to determine whether the virus has crossed over to any other species. The group's traditional black soul sound has crossed over to white audiences.

This idea does not fit with our broadcasting. Next week she's going to be on her first national broadcast.

Neapolitan

I saw a deer tearing along the road. He wanted to tear the wallet off my hand but I was stronger... He tore his muscle so he won't be able to play with us the next Sunday.

All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door. I'll nudge them with the car if the don't move away from the bonnet of my car.

His shoulders drooped when she broke up with him. Water the plants or they'll droop. His spirits will droop when he hears the news.

The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.