| Measure against a standard |
GAUGE |
| Noted English admiral |
NELSON |
| No longer valid or fashionable |
OUTDATED |
| Of the sea |
MARINE |
| Overwhelming feeling of fear |
PANIC |
| Parsimony, penny-pinching |
THRIFT |
| Puts to death |
EXECUTES |
| Reproductive unit |
EGG |
| Reserve for future use |
SETASIDE |
| Rising step |
STAIR |
| Room below ground |
CELLAR |
| Someone held in custody |
DETAINEE |
| Surface on which to project pictures |
SCREEN |
| The first to make something |
INVENTOR |
| Thrusting forward movements |
LUNGES |
| Turn hide into leather |
TAN |
| Without revealing one's identity |
INCOGNITO |
| Word for word |
VERBATIM |