explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
declaration; proclamation; announcement
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to take; to catch; to capture
image; figure; figure; form; image
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something; some kind of; for some reason
to have a talk; to tell a story
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
quick work; (clever) feat
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to forget to say; to forget to mention
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning