to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
religious organization; religious organisation
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
mask; disguise; guise; mask
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to become very angry; to become furious; to fly into a rage
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded