to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to lay aside; to set aside
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to grant someone's request
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
camping; campground; making camp
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
naturally; of course; understandably
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to win after tough bidding
real thing; original; actual
pulsation; pulsatory motion
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
second day of the month; two days
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to drive away; to scatter; to rout