to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be greenish; to be tinged green
complete change; about-face
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
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)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to spit out; to eject; to dump
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit (e.g. grounder); weak
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant