direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to feel; to sense; to experience
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
level ground; plain; flatland
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
paper mill; paper factory
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot