to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
degree of familiarity; popularity
drama; play; powerful drug
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
of no interest; not interested
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
sympathy; empathy; response
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
notice; attention; observation
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
philanthropic activity; charity work
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
latent disposition; inner feelings
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money