illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
not worth considering; out of the question
padding; lining; foundation
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to face; to go towards; to head towards
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to wash again; to reconsider
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together