ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to decide; to determine; to judge
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
how long; how far; how much
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to be found; to be discovered
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
space (room, area, outer space)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
in-car announcement (on a train); PA system on a train
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to move forward; to move on
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged