Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
cave; cavern; den; grotto
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
hidden treasure; treasured article
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to hold fast; to protect to the end
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
few decades; many decades; several decades
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress