thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
the ancients; ancient people
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
criticism; critique; review; commentary
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
sensitivity; susceptibility
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to turn towards; to point
by myself; in person; by oneself
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be born; to come into the world
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly