to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
spongiform; spongelike; spongy
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
without; but if; otherwise; or else
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
dark night; moonless night
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
which is which; one or the other
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to put out; to extinguish
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
nothing but; none other than
probability; likelihood; chances
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick