to speak; to say; to vocalize
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
flour; meal; powder; dust
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
detour; circumvention; turning movement
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
correction; revision; amendment
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to happen to have on hand or in stock
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
general mobilization; general mobilisation