advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
spirit residing in the ground
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
old body; aged person; elderly person
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
rival candidate; opposing candidate
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
nothing but; none other than
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to compete with; to vie for
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
reign; being on the throne
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure