once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
murder; killing; murderer
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
discovery; detection; finding
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
waste of time; killing time
probability; likelihood; chances
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
of course; certainly; naturally
thought; consideration; thinking
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
countermeasure; counter-measure
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
although I say; although one might say; although called
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch