to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
decision; settlement; definition
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
bombshell announcement (statement)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
baton (of command); order; command; direction
abuse; misuse; perversion
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to leave (a scene); to step away
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
person who has rendered distinguished service
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to be profitable; to yield a profit
strong opposition; vehement opposition
cancellation; abandonment
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
from outside; from the side
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
cow spot pattern (as on the hide of a cow); cow-skin pattern
ignorance; innocence; stupidity