dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to wash away; to rinse off
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to go pale (with fear, etc.); to turn white
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to rank with; to rank among
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
not fishing; needing more than one tile to win
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption