ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
unique; peculiar; singular
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
pointing out; identification
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
trifling; little; few; slight
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
providing information; provision of information; information provision
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
popular name; common name; given name
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
grade; class; degree; magnitude
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award