slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
person of letters; literary person
(social) class; rank; grade
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
observation; survey; watching
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
playhouse; theatre; theater
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
why; how; for what reason
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant