to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
pressure; oppression; suppression
speech; expression; wording; language
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
as a child; when one was a child
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
automatic; intransitive verb
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to be born; to come into the world
ditch with running water; drainage channel
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)