operation; functioning; running
serious; severe; grave; acute
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
venomous snake; poisonous snake
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
cooking; food preparation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
existence; being; life; survival
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
that is to say; so that means
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
wish; desire; ambition; choice
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to erase all trace of something
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
treasure chest; strongbox
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability