sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
whenever you want; any time you like
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(only) one option; one possible choice
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
suffix for familiar person
one more time; once more; once again
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(police) detective; criminal matter
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
adds force or indicates command
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up