ten; 10; ten years of age
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
discovery; detection; finding
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to go out and away; to leave
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath