to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
mineral matter; metallic property
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to be silent; to say nothing
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to prowl after; to keep watch on
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
a short while ago; already
obedience; submission; resignation
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
main cause; primary factor
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
conviction; belief; confidence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize