left side; left-hand side
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
disorder; chaos; confusion
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
here and there; in places
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
first meeting; first interview with
to send flying with a kick
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
vomiting blood; hematemesis
what kind of; what sort of; what
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
simply; merely; only; solely
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
great physical power; animal strength