restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
imprisonment; incarceration
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
reason; cause; history; origin
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to show up; to appear; to turn up
parental love; parental affection
deed; act; work; performance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
confidence; trust; faith; credit
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell