talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
compilation; editing; recording
opening a business; opening a practice
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
library; book collection; paperback book
treatise; monograph; study; paper (scientific, technical)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
north wind; northerly wind
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
inflammatory; pro-inflammatory
how many people; a number of people
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)