form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
dozens; scores of; decades
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to rush over; to run up to
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
tone (of voice); manner of talking
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
place; situation; position; location
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
on the occasion of; at the time of
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)