burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
largest class; top category
check station; checkpoint
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
escape hatch; escape door
opposite; reverse; contrary
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to apologize; to apologise
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)