to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
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 chase; to run after; to pursue
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
bashfulness; shyness; (showing signs of) embarrassment
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
to increase; to add to; to augment
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)