to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
person who is ...; thing that is ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
mushroom cloud (e.g. from a nuclear explosion)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
and then; and so; and; so then
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
concentration; density; cardinality
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife