to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
alone; by oneself; on one's own
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to become familiar (to one's ears)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
to bring up under one's personal care
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
leaving everything up to someone else
in person; personally; (do) oneself
self-conscious; self-aware
early on; earlier on; from early
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person