before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
gesture; gesticulation; motion
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
three; three years of age
gesture; sign; hand signal
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to discuss; to talk together
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to watch steadily; to stare
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
meaning; significance; sense
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)