brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin; to set about; to start
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
not worth considering; out of the question
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
vexing; irritating; impatient
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
if so; in that case; in that situation
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
question; inquiry; enquiry
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
established practice; custom
(not) so much; (not) that much
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring