shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
height difference; difference in elevation
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
in succession; one after another
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
(criminal) investigation headquarters