harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
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.)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
society; the world; the times
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to squeeze out; to wring out
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
such; like that; that sort of; very
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to lean against; to set against
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up